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cost vs expenditure

expenditure vs cost

cost and expenditure both are nouns.

cost is a verb but expenditure is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cost Yes No Yes No
expenditure Yes No No No
As nouns, expenditure is a hypernym of cost; that is, expenditure is a word with a broader meaning than cost:
  • cost: the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
  • expenditure: money paid out; an amount spent
Other hypernyms of cost include outgo, outlay, spending.
cost (noun) expenditure (noun)
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold) the act of spending money for goods or services
value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something the act of consuming something
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor money paid out; an amount spent
cost (verb) expenditure (verb)
be priced at
require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice
Difference between cost and expenditure

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