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  • 111expenditure — ex·pen·di·ture /ik spen di chər, ˌchu̇r/ n 1: the act or process of paying out 2: something paid out see also capital expenditure Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 112capital — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 money used to start a business, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ risk, venture ▪ They are hoping to attract funding from venture capital firms. ▪ fixed ▪ seed (esp. AmE) …

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  • 113odds-on — Odds of less than even money. This a bet where you have to outlay more than you win. For example if a horse is two to one Odds On, you have to outlay two dollars to win one dollar and your total collect if the horse wins is three dollars. That is …

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  • 114disburse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. pay out, spend, expend, lay out; allot, apportion. See payment, apportionment. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. expend, pay out, distribute, dispense; see distribute 1 , pay 1 , spend 1 . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 115overhead — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. costs, expenditure, outlay, capital, investment. See price. adv. above (see height). II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. above, aloft, hanging; see over 1 . n. Syn. expenses, cost, rent, insurance,… …

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  • 116pay — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. compensate; discharge, pay off; render, offer; be profitable, yield [a profit], show a profit, be worthwhile. n. wages, salary; payment, compensation. See payment, success, offer. II (Roget s IV) n. 1 …

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  • 117payment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of paying Nouns 1. payment, defrayment; discharge, remission; acquittance, quittance; settlement, clearance, liquidation, satisfaction, reckoning, arrangement, restitution, repayment, reimbursement;… …

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  • 118spend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. disburse, pay out, ex pend; consume, exhaust; pass, employ. See ejection, waste. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To expend] Syn. consume, deplete, waste, dispense, contribute, donate, give, liquidate,… …

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  • 119upkeep — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. care, maintenance; sustenance; overhead, expenses; pension. See support, payment. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Maintenance] Syn. conservation, subsistence, repair; see maintenance 1 . 2. [Cost of… …

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  • 120disbursement — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. expenditure, spending, outlay; see expense 1 , payment 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Something expended to obtain a benefit or desired result: cost, expenditure, expense, outlay. See TRANSACTIONS …

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