/ik spen"di cheuhr/ , n.
1. the act of expending something, esp. funds; disbursement; consumption.
2. something that is expended; expense: Unnecessary expenditures include those for luxury items.
[ 1760-70; expendit ( us ) laid out, paid (var. of EXPENSUS, ptp. of expendere; see EXPEND) + -URE ]