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| disbursement |
money paid out; expenditure. [1/2 definitions] |
| economize |
to practice thrift; avoid wasteful expenditure; be economical. [1/2 definitions] |
| exigent |
requiring an extraordinary effort or expenditure; demanding. [1/2 definitions] |
| labor |
the expenditure of physical and mental effort in the performance of work. [1/9 definitions] |
| recompense |
payment or action to compensate for the expenditure or loss of time, money, property, or the like. [1/4 definitions] |
| return |
to yield (a profit) from investment or expenditure. [1/23 definitions] |
| sumptuary |
involving religious or moral restrictions on personal expenditure. [1/2 definitions] |
| toll2 |
a cost, loss, or expenditure caused by some action or event. [1/3 definitions] |
| waste |
careless or needless consumption, use, or expenditure. [1/18 definitions] |
| worthwhile |
valuable or rewarding enough to be worth the expenditure of time and energy. |
| zero-base |
having each budget expenditure justified on a basis of cost or need without consideration for the expenditures of a previous budget. |
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