expenditure

/ɪkˈspen.dɪ.tʃər/

Syllables ex·pen·di·ture

Stress ex-PEN-di-ture

Phonics Breakdown

ex

/ɪks/

prefix ex

pen

/pen/

short e

di

/dɪ/

short i

ture

/tʃər/

ture sound

Meaning

the act of spending money; an amount of money spent

Sound Reference

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ex=/ɪks/(exit) + pen=/pen/(pen) + di=/dɪ/(dinner) + ture=/tʃər/(picture)

Example

Government expenditure increased last year.