expenditure

considerable, heavy, high, huge, major, massive

The hospital faced massive expenditure on new medical equipment last year.

low, modest

average

The average expenditure for a household on utilities has increased significantly over the past year.

aggregate, overall, total

gross, net

additional, extra, further

increased

excessive

necessary, unnecessary

budget, budgeted, estimated, planned, projected, proposed

actual

The company's actual expenditure on office supplies was much higher than the budget allowed.

current, future

The company reduced its current expenditure by cutting unnecessary office expenses last year.

annual

per capita

Japan's per capita expenditure on education has increased significantly over the past decade.

direct

The company's direct expenditure on new equipment reached two million dollars last year.

operating

capital

The government approved a large capital expenditure for building new schools across the country.

local, national

federal, government, public, state

The government had to reduce its expenditure on healthcare during the economic crisis.

departmental, household, personal

consumer

advertising, research and development

defence, health, military, social, welfare

item

Buying a house is usually the largest item of expenditure in most people's lives.

level

increase

control, curb, cut, limit, reduce

The government announced measures to reduce military expenditure next year.

allow for, budget, provide for, plan, set

The company had to budget for increased expenditure on new equipment this year.

estimate, project, put

The government projects that healthcare expenditure will increase significantly next year.

incur

finance, meet

The government needs to finance its military expenditure through increased taxation.

have

The government had significant expenditure on healthcare last year.

monitor

go up, grow, increase, rise

fall, go down

amount to sth

Last year's spending on the new office building amounted to nearly two million dollars.

run at sth

exceed sth

The company's spending on new equipment exceeded its budget by thousands of dollars.

arise from sth

The company faced significant expenditure arising from the new environmental regulations.

cut

The government announced plans to reduce military expenditure cuts next year.

level

pattern

~ of

The company's annual expenditure of $2 million covers salaries and office supplies.

~ on

The government reduced its expenditure on healthcare services last year.

a cut/reduction in expenditure, an increase/a rise in expenditure