Expenditure
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定义
an expenditure: 费用，投入的资金数量，成本
Pronunciation examples
UK: Steve's expenditure for his week amounted to $5000!
US: Most of his expenditures were unnecessary, especially the holiday in Tahiti.
示例
- "This sort of expenditure is frivolous and needless."
- "In lieu of this pointless, frivolous expenditure, I propose a boring meeting at the office at 8.15 am."
- "You see, your proposed budget expenditure..."
- "Why don't I come by and do an on-site inspection of the machine to determine if it is a worthwhile expenditure?"
- "I believe we should look into changing banks as soon as possible: staying with our current bank seems to be a foolish expenditure."
练习 1
Icarus writes that "staying with our current bank seems to be a foolish expenditure"
Which of the following transactions could be considered a "foolish expenditure"?
There may be more than one correct answer! Check all that apply.
Which of the following transactions could be considered a "foolish expenditure"?
There may be more than one correct answer! Check all that apply.
Icarus writes that "staying with our current bank seems to be a foolish expenditure"
Which of the following transactions could be considered a "foolish expenditure"?
There may be more than one correct answer! Check all that apply.
Which of the following transactions could be considered a "foolish expenditure"?
There may be more than one correct answer! Check all that apply.
Selling a Picasso painting before the artist became famous is an example of a "foolish" transaction for sure, however it is not an "expenditure", which refers to "spending" money, and not earning or gaining it.
Selling an apartment for three times what was paid for it is an example of a "wise" or "intelligent" transaction. Not only is it intelligent and not "foolish", but it is not an "expenditure", which refers to "spending" money, and not earning or gaining it.
This is a good example of a "foolish expenditure". The adjective "foolish" means "silly" or "ridiculous". An "expenditure" refers to "spent money". It is ridiculous or unintelligent to purchase a winter coat when living in Hawaii, an island which enjoys warm weather all year round, although of course it is a matter of opinion.
This is a good example of a "foolish expenditure". The adjective "foolish" means "silly" or "ridiculous". An "expenditure" refers to "spent money". It is ridiculous or unintelligent to purchase a used bike for twice, or two times the price of a new car, although of course it is a matter of opinion.
This is an example of an intelligent expenditure. "A boom" is the sudden "growth" or "success" of a particular industry. In this case "investing" can be considered an "expenditure", however it could not be considered "foolish" or silly.
练习 2
According to Bob, the old Delavigne printer .
Icarus talks about a pinball machine being "a frivolous expenditure".
In this context, an "expenditure" is a/an "".
Icarus talks about a pinball machine being "a frivolous expenditure".
In this context, an "expenditure" is a/an "".
According to Bob, the old Delavigne printer was disconnected 1.
Icarus talks about a pinball machine being "a frivolous expenditure".
In this context, an "expenditure" is a/an "expense 2".
Icarus talks about a pinball machine being "a frivolous expenditure".
In this context, an "expenditure" is a/an "expense 2".
1 was disconnected: This is the correct answer. Bob explains that the older printer was in fact only "unplugged", which means that it simply needed to be plugged into or connected to a power supply. "Unplugged" can also refer to an acoustic musical instrument, without any electronic amplification.
1 needed to be repaired: This is incorrect. Bob doesn't say that the printer needed to be repaired or "serviced". Bob originally thought that the printer was broken, but discovered that it was "unplugged".
1 was out of paper: This is incorrect. Bob doesn't say that the printer is "out of" or "lacking in" paper.
1 was an out-of-date model: This is incorrect. Bob doesn't say that the printer was an "out-of-date" model or that it needed to be replaced.
2 expense: An "expenditure" is an "expense", or the act of spending money on something. Example: The expenditures for the office included money spent on office supplies, furniture and new computer equipment.
2 deferment: A "deferment" is a payment (of a loan for example) which has been delayed or postponed to a later time. Example: The bank required the loan be paid back in October, but I asked for a deferment until December. A deferment is not the same things as an "expenditure" of money.
2 loan: A "loan" is (generally) money given to someone with the intention that it be repaid at a later date. Example: The bank required the "loan" be paid back in October. A "loan" of money is not the same as an "expenditure" of money.
2 loss: A "loss" of money refers to money which no longer belongs to its original owner: either it was spent, lost on the stock market for example, etc. Example: Our third quarter "losses" made the president very angry. A "loss" of money is not the same as an "expenditure" of money.
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