consumption, using up, expenditure
(noun) the act of consuming something
expending, expenditure
(noun) the act of spending money for goods or services
outgo, spending, expenditure, outlay
(noun) money paid out; an amount spent
Source: WordNet® 3.1
expenditure (usually uncountable, plural expenditures)
(uncountable, countable) Act of expending or paying out.
(uncountable, countable) The amount expended; expense; outlay.
• (act of expending)
• (amount expended): disbursement, expense, payment, cost, charge, outlay
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*pend"iture, n.
1. The act of expending; a laying out, as of money; disbursement. our expenditure purchased commerce and conquest. Burke.
2. That which is expended or paid out; expense. The receipts and expenditures of this extensive country. A. Hamilton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 November 2024
(adverb) in a searching manner; “‘Are you really happy with him,’ asked her mother, gazing at Vera searchingly”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
