[] the amount of money that is spent by a person, a government or an organization开支，花销◆Consumer spending rose by 4.5% over the year.全年消费开支上升 4.5%。◆a sharp drop in business spending on technology企业在技术方面的开支显著下降◆High street spending (= the amount that shoppers spend in the main shops/stores in a town or city) fell unexpectedly.在商业街的消费出乎意料地下降了。⨁business / consumer / corporate / government spending商业／消费／公司／政府开支⨁spending drops / falls / increases / rises开支下跌／下降／增加／上升deficit spending discretionary spending public spending spending / expenditure <chn/>Expenditure is generally used to describe money that you must spend, although you try to limit the amount, while spending is often seen more positively, as money you choose to spend. Compare. * expenditure 通常指必须支出但尽量节省的开支，而 spending 常被看作是主动花费的开支：All advertising expenditure must generate a return. 所有广告支出必须带来回报。We have aggressive plans for spending on advertising. 我们拥有进取的广告支出计划。