initial expenditure

collocation in English

meaningsofinitialandexpenditure

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initial
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/us
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
of or at ...
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expenditure
noun
uk
/ɪkˈspen.dɪ.tʃər/us
/ɪkˈspen.də.tʃɚ/
the total amount of money that a government or ...
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(Definition ofinitialandexpenditurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It does the work; you do the thinking - aninitialexpenditureof effort can yield interesting results.
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The provision of these offices and stands involved aninitialexpenditureof £15,813, with an annual rental of £1,288.
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Presumably his expression "highinitialexpenditure" must mean expenditure on capital equipment and, possibly, also on non-recurring developmental work.
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There must be heavyinitialexpenditureupon buildings and equipment.
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He said that it was all right for new houses, where theinitialexpenditurewas heavy.
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Theinitialexpenditurefor the reconstruction of the road would be about £20,000, and there would be other heavy expenses.
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It is expected that theinitialexpenditurewill be about £1¾ million.
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The accountants have worked out that by the end of year five, out of theinitialexpenditureof £12,800, he would still have £3,037 not written off.
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They may get involved in expenditure in respect of drains or roofs which makes theinitialexpenditurea mere bagatelle.
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This sum includesinitialexpenditureunder a three-year contract now being negotiated for the commercial development of a zinc-air traction battery.
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It will be preferable to exclude altogetherinitialexpenditureon the development of unfunded projects.
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In most cases, however, such amalgamation would involve largeinitialexpenditureon building which would not be justified by the immediate savings in personnel.
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This figure also incorporatesinitialexpenditureon voluntary redundancies of £9.1 million.
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If we are to have a comprehensive service, there must be a biginitialexpenditure.
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What is the total likely to be, including theinitialexpenditureunder subsection 1 of clause 16?
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Certain items ofinitialexpendituremay be omitted from the calculation and may be paid out of the rates.
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Theinitialexpenditureinvolved amounted, on the basis of a rough pre- liminary estimate, to £1,025,000, including the cost of the site.
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Aninitialexpenditurehas been announced at £36·4 million.
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Theinitialexpendituremay be considerable, but we have to look at this matter in the long term.
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Bearing that in mind, does he have plans to ensure thatinitialexpenditureon future projects is kept to a minimum?
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