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Ten years ago U.S. defence investment represented almost half of all defence expenditure in the whole alliance. Today it is 75%. This increasing economic gap may also lead to an increasing technology gap which will almost hamper the inter-operability between our forces.
Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Meaning of "defence expenditure" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEFENCE EXPENDITURE

defence expenditure  [dɪˈfens ɪkˈspendɪtʃə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEFENCE EXPENDITURE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Defence expenditure is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEFENCE EXPENDITURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of defence expenditure in the English dictionary

The definition of defence expenditure in the dictionary is the amount that a country spends on military measures or resources.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEFENCE EXPENDITURE


denature
diːˈneɪtʃə
dictature
dɪkˈteɪtʃə
ditcher
ˈdɪtʃə
expenditure
ɪkˈspɛndɪtʃə
forfeiture
ˈfɔːfɪtʃə
furniture
ˈfɜːnɪtʃə
garniture
ˈɡɑːnɪtʃə
investiture
ɪnˈvɛstɪtʃə
legislature
ˈlɛdʒɪsˌleɪtʃə
literature
ˈlɪtərɪtʃə
miniature
ˈmɪnɪtʃə
nature
ˈneɪtʃə
nourriture
ˈnʌrɪtʃə
pitcher
ˈpɪtʃə
portraiture
ˈpɔːtrɪtʃə
signature
ˈsɪɡnɪtʃə
stitcher
ˈstɪtʃə
supernature
ˈsuːpərˌneɪtʃə
switcher
ˈswɪtʃə
temperature
ˈtɛmprɪtʃə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEFENCE EXPENDITURE

defence
defence counsel
defence forces
defence in depth
defence mechanism
defence secretary
defenceless
defencelessly
defencelessness
defenceman
defences
defend
defendable
defendant
defender
Defender of the Faith
defending
defending counsel
defenestrate
defenestration

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEFENCE EXPENDITURE

adventure
capital expenditure
confiture
current expenditure
divestiture
door furniture
fioriture
government expenditure
nouriture
part of the furniture
patio furniture
period furniture
primogeniture
progeniture
public expenditure
recurrent expenditure
reproduction furniture
revenue expenditure
street furniture
unit furniture
voiture

Synonyms and antonyms of defence expenditure in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «defence expenditure» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEFENCE EXPENDITURE

Find out the translation of defence expenditure to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of defence expenditure from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «defence expenditure» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

国防支出
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gastos de defensa
570 millions of speakers

English

defence expenditure
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रक्षा व्यय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نفقات الدفاع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

расходы на оборону
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

despesas com a defesa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রতিরক্ষা ব্যয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dépenses de défense
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perbelanjaan pertahanan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verteidigungsausgaben
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

防衛費
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

국방 지출
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pengeluaran pertahanan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chi tiêu quốc phòng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாதுகாப்பு செலவினம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संरक्षण खर्च
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Savunma harcamaları
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spese per la difesa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wydatki na obronę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

витрати на оборону
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cheltuielile de apărare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αμυντικές δαπάνες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verdediging uitgawes
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

försvarsutgifter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forsvarsutgifter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of defence expenditure

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFENCE EXPENDITURE»

The term «defence expenditure» is normally little used and occupies the 128.194 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFENCE EXPENDITURE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «defence expenditure» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «defence expenditure» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about defence expenditure

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QUOTES WITH «DEFENCE EXPENDITURE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word defence expenditure.
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Ten years ago U.S. defence investment represented almost half of all defence expenditure in the whole alliance. Today it is 75%. This increasing economic gap may also lead to an increasing technology gap which will almost hamper the inter-operability between our forces.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEFENCE EXPENDITURE»

Discover the use of defence expenditure in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to defence expenditure and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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India's Defence Budget and Expenditure Management in a Wider ...
Defence Expenditure Is A Very Significant Part Of Central Government Expenditure. These Book Looks At Various Issues Regarding Defence Budgets In A Detailed And Analytic Manner. Without Dust Jacket.
Amiya Kumar Ghosh, 1996
2
Trends in India's defence expenditure
Study covers the period, 1962-1986.
Y. Lakshmi, 1988
3
A Standardized Methodology for the Measurement of Defence ...
4. Argentina and Chile: initial comparison of defence expenditures at G1 (Basic) level On the basis of the Level GI (Basic) defence expenditure categories in Argentina and Chile, and their respective values expressed in each country's local ...
‎2002
4
Arms, Economics and British Strategy: From Dreadnoughts to ...
Index of defence expenditure at constant prices, 1955–69 (19601⁄4100) Source: Greenwood, 'Defence and national priorities since 1945', p.191. Western countries for the years 1954 to 1973 showed that reduced investment was a major ...
G. C. Peden, 2007
5
Journal. Appendix
Defence Expenditure. Last year's resolutions concerning it. penditure of the General Government moiety. I shall have occasion to separately refer to an over- payment made to the Province of Southland. In using the term “ moiety,” and in saying ...
New Zealand. Parliament. House of Representatives, 1870
6
Appendices to the Journals of the House of Representatives ...
Savings and excesses of Expenditure. Unauthorized Expenditure. Special Order. Advance system, as afl'ecting apparent DefenceExpenditm-e. Defence Expenditure. Last year's resolutions concerning it. penditure of the General Government ...
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Parliamentary Debates
He advisedly said " appear," because they might disguise it this year as they had done before, and might pretend to pay defence expenditure out of current revenue by adding to the revenue by treasury bills. He contended they could not do it, ...
New Zealand. Parliament, 1870
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Parliamentary Debates
He advisedly said " appear," because they might disguise it this year as they had done before, and might pretend to pay defence expenditure out of current revenue by adding to the revenue by treasury bills. He contended they could not do it, ...
New Zealand. Parliament. House of Representatives, 1870
9
From Defence to Development: Redirecting Military Resources ...
" Focuses on redefining the notion of security to take into account the threats to peace caused by poverty and social dislocation, converting the defence industry to civilian production, reallocation defence expenditure, redeploying troops ...
Jacklyn Cock, Penny Mckenzie, Group for Environmental Monitoring, 1998
10
A Common Standardized Methodology for the Measurement of ...
Table 11 ARGENTINA AND CHILE: INSTITUTIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DEFENCE EXPENDITURE. C. Defence expenditure at G2 (Expanded) level, including pension expenditures in the two countries Year Millions of Argentine ...
‎2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEFENCE EXPENDITURE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term defence expenditure is used in the context of the following news items.
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Budget 2015: Recap of George Osborne's Conservative spending …
... has the PM made of the adequacy of the Nato recommended minimum of 2% of GDP as the basis for future UK defence expenditure?”. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Lungu secretly swears in defence modernisation commission
Ministry sources disclosed that the commission will also be responsible for monitoring defence expenditure, approve purchase proposals in the ... «postzambia.com, Jul 15»
3
Garvan Walshe: Greece and Tunisia show the limits of sovereignty
... defence expenditure this might be true. But it is not the 2 per cent target but the change in the level of British military commitment that matters. «Conservative Home, Jul 15»
4
China's Defence Expenditure: Has The Debate Ended? – Analysis
China's defence expenditure has been quite controversial. Conservative figures by Beijing in the past had little takers. Washington has ... «Eurasia Review, Jul 15»
5
Eurogroup talks on Greece halted until Thursday: Dijsselbloem
... creditors are calling for further measures on retirement, Value-Added Tax for restaurants, and for defence expenditure to be slashed by 400 ... «Sentinel Republic, Jul 15»
6
India Ballistic Protection Market Outlook to 2019 - Rising Defence
The report titled "India Ballistic Protection Market Outlook to 2019 – Rising Defence Expenditure and Emergence of Global Players" which ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
7
Finance ministry releases funds for first quarter
The Ministry of Defence expenditure limit is sh210b, Electoral Commission sh52.4b, National Medical Stores sh54b and Uganda Revenue ... «New Vision, Jul 15»
8
EU leaders want Greece deal done
... handed to Greece on Wednesday, creditors called for further savings on pensions, higher VAT for restaurants, and for defence expenditure to ... «iAfrica.com, Jun 15»
9
Over 1100 killed by heat wave in Pakistan
Defence expenditure is set to consume 19 percent of the total government budget in the coming financial year. While the heat wave was severe ... «World Socialist Web Site, Jun 15»
10
Why doesn't Tsipras just cut defence spending?
In its latest proposals to lenders, the Greek government has included cuts of 200 million euros to defence expenditure, mainly from shutting ... «The Corner Economic, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Defence expenditure [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/defence-expenditure>. Apr 2024 ».
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