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ex·pen·di·ture /ɪk`spɛndɪtʃə; ɪkˈspendɪtʃə/
n [U]
formal 【正式】
1 the total amount of money that a government, organization, or person spends 支出（额），开支（额）:
+ on The expenditure on medical care has doubled in the last 20 years. 医疗服务开支在过去的 20 年中已增加了一倍。
2 when someone spends or uses money, time, or effort 〔金钱、时间、精力的〕花费，使用:
the wasteful expenditure of time 时间的浪费
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