pay expenses; expenditures
Meanings
3 senses · 10 examplesverb
to pay (money); to spend; to defray
Used for spending money, especially from an organizational or institutional budget.
This sum of money is paid out as employee bonuses.
The company has to pay a large utility bill every month.
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Money that shouldn't be spent will definitely not be paid out.
The project budget must be carefully planned before any expenditure.
noun
expenditure; expense; cost
Refers to the money that has been or needs to be spent.
This month's household expenses are very high.
Reducing expenditures is the company's current top priority.
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The travel expenses exceeded our budget.
verb
to pay wages; to issue salaries
dialectA dialectal or informal usage, specifically meaning to distribute salaries.
Our factory pays wages on the 5th of every month.
The boss said we have to wait until next month to get paid.
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The happiest time for everyone is payday.