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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdespesa militar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: des-pez-a mil-i-tar
"O país aumentou a sua despesa militar."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The financial resources that a nation allocates to maintain and develop its armed forces and defense infrastructure.
"The government announced a significant increase in military expenditure to modernize its naval fleet." - 2
The total spending by a country on defense-related goods, personnel, operations, and procurement during a fiscal year.
"Economic analysts closely monitor military expenditure as a percentage of gross domestic product."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'military', originating from Latin 'militaris' (pertaining to soldiers), and 'expenditure', stemming from Late Latin 'expendere' (to weigh out, pay). The specific pairing reflects the formal economic and political discourse regarding national defense budgets which emerged prominently in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Military expenditure" is said worldwide
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dépenses militaires
Transliteration: dey-pans meel-i-tair
"Les dépenses militaires ont augmenté cette année."
Militärausgaben
Transliteration: mil-i-tair-aus-ga-ben
"Die Militärausgaben wurden im Haushalt gekürzt."
spesa militare
Transliteration: spay-za mil-i-tar-ay
"Il governo ha ridotto la spesa militare."
gasto militar
Transliteration: gas-to meel-i-tar
"El gasto militar representa una gran parte del presupuesto."
despesa militar
Transliteration: des-pez-a mil-i-tar
"O país aumentou a sua despesa militar."
सैन्य व्यय
Transliteration: sainya vyay
"देश के कुल बजट में सैन्य व्यय बहुत अधिक है।"
军费开支
Transliteration: jūnfèi kāizhī
"今年该国的军费开支有所增加。"
국방비
Transliteration: guk-bang-bi
"정부는 내년도 국방비를 증액하기로 결정했다."
軍事費
Transliteration: gunjihi
"政府は軍事費の増額を検討している。"
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