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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDépense
Pronunciation / Transliteration: deh-pahnss
"La dépense publique a augmenté cette année."
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 term 'expenditure' originates from the Latin 'expendere', meaning 'to weigh out' or 'to spend'. It evolved through Middle English, where it referred to the act of spending money or resources, reflecting the economic practices of the time.
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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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