ex・pend・i・ture /kspndt, -dt ｜ -t^（ｒ/ n. 1 〔…への〕支出 〔on〕; (金・時・労力などの)消費. ・a great expenditure of energy and time 精力と時間の非常な消費. ・increase expenditure on armaments 軍備費をふやす. ・A war involves a great expenditure of money. 戦争は莫大な支出を伴う. ・He is lavish in his expenditure. 金遣いが荒い. 2 経費, 費用; (金・時・労力などの)消費高[量]. ・annual expenditure 歳出. ・current expenditure 経常費. ・extraordianry expenditure 非常[臨時]支出. ・ordinary expenditure 経常支出. ・revenue and expenditure 歳入と歳出. 《1769》 ← ML expenditus (← L expensus (p.p.) ← expendere)＋-URE: ⇒expend