Definitions of expenditure

1. the act of consuming something

2. the act of spending money for goods or services

3. A laying out, as of money.

4. Act of expending or laying out: that which is expended: money spent.

5. Act of expending; that which is expended.

6. The act of expending; money expended; expense.

7. A laying out, as of money, time, or trouble; disbursement.