Expenditure
11 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
The action of spending funds or the amount of money spent. Expenditure refers to costs incurred or payments made for goods, services, or operations.
“The government's annual expenditure on healthcare has increased by ten per cent.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ɛkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃə/
Syllables
ex·pend·i·ture
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Wordle
Contains three E's and two X's. Watch for the pattern EXPEN and the -DITURE ending.
Scrabble
Worth 21 points base value. The X (8 points) and D (2 points) offer good scoring potential.
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