07:12 Aug 26, 2004 |
English language (monolingual) [PRO] Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) | |||||||
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| Selected response from: conejo United States Local time: 00:53 | ||||||
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3 +4 | expenses=individual, expenditure=larger |
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4 +2 | See explanation |
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4 +1 | itemized vs lump sum |
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4 | Explanation below |
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See explanation Explanation: I don't think this is a hard and fast rule, but for an individual, "expenses" would be the term to use. "Expenditure" is normally used in connection with spending by governments or large organisations: " Defence expenditure: government observations of the second report from the Expenditure Committee (HC 259, session 1974-75). ... www.bopcris.ac.uk/bop1974/ref2090.html " "... Government capital expenditure, Government capital expenditure refers to government spending on investment goods. This means spending ... www.bized.ac.uk/virtual/economy/ library/glossary/glossarygl.htm " |
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7 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +4
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