How to pronounce “expenditure”
Say “expenditure” in 4 beats
expenditure
/ɪkˈspɛndətʃɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɛkspɛndɪtʃə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɪkɪk
- spɛnspɛnstress
- dədə
- tʃɚtʃɚ
- IPA (American)
- /ɪkˈspɛndətʃɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /ɛkspɛndɪtʃə/
- Also accepted
- /ɪkˈspɛndɪtʃɚ/
- Respelling
- ik-SPEN-duh-chuh
- Syllables
- 4 — ɪk-SPƐN-də-tʃɚ
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ɪk-SPƐN-də-tʃɚ. “spɛn” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ɪkˈspɛndətʃɚ/
/ɛkspɛndɪtʃə/
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What “expenditure” means
- noun
money paid out; an amount spent
- noun
the act of spending money for goods or services
- noun
the act of consuming something
Say it in a sentence
“Household expenditure on fuel rose sharply last winter.”“expenditure”, answered
How do you pronounce “expenditure”?
“expenditure” is pronounced /ɪkˈspɛndətʃɚ/ (ik-SPEN-duh-chuh) in American English and /ɛkspɛndɪtʃə/ in British English, and /ɪkˈspɛndɪtʃɚ/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “spɛn”. Build it as ɪk-SPƐN-də-tʃɚ, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “expenditure” have?
4: ɪk · spɛn · də · tʃɚ. The beat lands on the second, “spɛn”.
Is “expenditure” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɪkˈspɛndətʃɚ/ (ik-SPEN-duh-chuh); British English says /ɛkspɛndɪtʃə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “expenditure” mean?
As a noun: money paid out; an amount spent For example: “Household expenditure on fuel rose sharply last winter.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “expenditure”?
Stress the second syllable: ɪk-SPƐN-də-tʃɚ. “spɛn” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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