Translation guide
The act of spending money, time, or effort, or the amount spent. In Japanese, the most common word is 支出 (ししゅつ) for financial spending, but other terms apply depending on context.
The act of spending money, especially in formal, business, or accounting contexts.
General term for expenditure, outlay, or spending. Used in accounting, budgets, and formal contexts.
We must reduce this month's expenditure.
Government expenditure is increasing.
Expenses or spending, often used for personal or household spending. Slightly less formal than 支出.
Travel expenditures piled up.
Cost or expense. Often used for specific items or projects. Can mean 'expenditure' in context.
The project involved large expenditure.
Business expenses or operating costs. Used in corporate contexts.
We need to cut expenditures.
The use or consumption of time, energy, or labor.
Verb meaning 'to spend (time, money, effort)'. Often used in the pattern 時間を費やす (spend time) or 労力を費やす (expend effort).
He expended a lot of time on that research.
Consumption or expenditure, often used for energy, time, or resources. Can be a noun or verb (消費する).
Common verb 'to use/spend'. Casual and versatile. For time/money/effort.
The total sum of money spent.
支出 is the most formal and general term for expenditure, often used in accounting and government contexts. 出費 is more personal, referring to money spent on living or specific events. 費用 is 'cost' or 'expense' and can be used for both personal and business contexts, but it emphasizes the amount needed rather than the act of spending.
Record household expenditure.
This month's expenditures were high.
Estimate the moving expenses.
While 努力の支出 is grammatically possible, it sounds unnatural. Use 努力を費やす or 労力を費やす instead.
Expended a lot of effort.
Don't expend useless effort.
Reduce energy expenditure.
I expended considerable time on that work.