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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSpesa
Pronunciation / Transliteration: speh-zah
"La spesa per la salute è aumentata."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action of spending funds or resources.
"The government's expenditure on healthcare has increased significantly this year." - 2
An amount of money spent.
"Her monthly expenditure on groceries is quite high."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'expenditure' originates from the Latin 'expendere', meaning 'to weigh out, spend', which evolved through Old French 'expendit' before entering Middle English. The term has shifted from a focus on weighing out resources to a broader meaning of spending or disbursing funds.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Expenditure" is said worldwide
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Dépense
Transliteration: deh-pahnss
"La dépense publique a augmenté cette année."
Ausgabe
Transliteration: ows-gah-buh
"Die Ausgabe für Bildung ist gestiegen."
Spesa
Transliteration: speh-zah
"La spesa per la salute è aumentata."
Gasto
Transliteration: gah-sto
"El gasto en educación ha aumentado."
Despesa
Transliteration: des-peh-zah
"A despesa pública aumentou este ano."
व्यय
Transliteration: vyay
"सरकारी व्यय इस वर्ष बढ़ गया है।"
支出
Transliteration: zhīchū
"政府在医疗上的支出显著增加。"
지출
Transliteration: jichul
"정부의 의료 지출이 크게 증가했습니다."
支出
Transliteration: shishutsu
"政府の医療支出が大幅に増加しました。"
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