noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ considerable , great , heavy , high , huge , large , major , massive , significant
▪
The group is calling for higher ~ on education.
▪ low , minimum , modest
▪ average
▪
the family's average ~ on food
▪ aggregate , overall , total
▪ gross , net (both esp. BrE )
▪ additional , extra , further
▪ decreased , increased
▪ excessive
▪ necessary , unnecessary
▪ estimated , planned , projected , proposed
▪ actual
▪
The next two items refer to actual ~s incurred, rather than estimates.
▪ current , future
▪
Pay constitutes two thirds of all current ~.
▪ annual
▪ general
▪ per capita
▪
the country with the highest per capita ~ on health care in the EU
▪ direct
▪
the total direct ~ on training
▪ operating
▪ budget
▪ capital
▪
The company reduced capital ~ on plant and machinery.
▪
Capital ~ can be financed by borrowing; operating ~ should not.
▪ financial ( esp. AmE )
▪ energy
▪ local , national
▪ federal , government , public , state
▪
Public ~ was running at 44.6% of GNP.
▪ business , corporate ( esp. AmE )
▪ household , independent ( AmE , politics ), personal , personal-consumption ( AmE ), private
▪ consumer
▪ advertising , marketing , research , research and development (abbreviated to R & D )
▪ defence/defense , education , health , health-care , medical , military , security , social , tax , welfare , etc.
… OF EXPENDITURE
▪ item
▪
You may wish to take out a loan for a major item of ~.
▪ amount
▪ level
VERB + EXPENDITURE
▪ make ( esp. AmE )
▪
They intended to make capital ~s for equipment and expansion.
▪ increase
▪ control , cut , limit , minimize , reduce
▪
plans to cut health ~
▪ estimate
▪ approve , authorize
▪ monitor
▪ justify
▪
The results justified the ~.
▪ incur ( esp. BrE )
▪
Mr Davis incurred substantial ~ on the farmhouse.
▪ involve , require
▪
Malls require huge ~s on air conditioning.
▪ have
▪
Both brands had heavy advertising ~.
▪ finance , fund , meet
▪
Make sure you have enough in the current account to meet ~.
EXPENDITURE + VERB
▪ go up , grow , increase , rise
▪ fall , go down
▪ amount to sth
▪
Total ~ amounted to approximately £1 million.
▪ exceed sth
▪
people whose annual ~ exceeds their income
▪ arise from sth , arise out of sth ( esp. BrE )
▪
extra ~ arising from the commission's report into health and safety
EXPENDITURE + NOUN
▪ cut
▪
public ~ cuts
▪ limit
▪ level
▪ pattern
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
They incurred enormous ~s for publicity during the launch years.
▪ ~ of
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government ~ of more than £500 million
▪ ~ on
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increased ~ on the rail network
PHRASES
▪ a cut in ~ , a reduction in ~
▪ an increase in ~ , a rise in ~