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.
The company was asked to clarify how the subsidy funds were 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.
This donation restricts the use of funds to education-related expenses.
The organization reports on the use of its operating funds every year.
支出 refers to the act or amount of spending money, whereas 使途 describes the purpose or breakdown of that spending.
使途 (also read しと) means the intended use or purpose of money and is unrelated in meaning to 使徒, an apostle or disciple.
unaccounted-for expenditures; money with unclear use
Standard kanji form; commonly used in financial and administrative contexts.
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.