noun
purpose of expenditure; how money is used; use of funds
Refers to the specific purpose or destination of money spent, often used in accounting, budgeting, or reporting contexts. Can also extend to the use of goods.
寄付金の使途を明らかにする必要がある。
We need to clarify how the donations will be used.
予算の使途について報告してください。
Please report on the purpose of the budget expenditure.
Compound of 使 (し, 'use') and 途 (と, 'way' or 'path'), literally 'the way of using'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of spending purpose.