federal expenditures

collocation in English

meaningsoffederalandexpenditure

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federal
adjective
uk
/ˈfed.ər.əl/us
/ˈfed.ɚ.əl/
relating to the central government, and not to the government of a region, of some countries such as ...
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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 offederalandexpenditurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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But the post-election hangover was more evident in another indicator - real federal expenditures on debt service.
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Callaway's tenure was marked by outspoken fiscal conservatism and sharp questioning of everyfederalexpenditure.
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Social security is the dominant expenditure of per dollar federal expenditures.
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A budget outlining 2011s federal expenditures was also put before and approved by members of parliament, with the payment of civil service employees prioritized.
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From 1964 through 1967, federal expenditures on education rose from $4 billion to $12 billion, while spending on health rose from $5 billion to $16 billion.
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Minnis researched federal expenditures and state and local subversion of racial equality.
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In 1919, for example, the military had spent more than double the amount budgeted for them, accounting for over 57 percent of all federal expenditures.
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It reduced federal expenditures by $500 million, to be achieved by reducing veterans' payments and federal salaries.
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These federal expenditures are then combined to determine the total amount expended during the year.
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S. 994 aims to make information on federal expenditures more easily accessible and transparent.
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