His dark, square countenance, with its almost shaggy depth of eyebrows, was naturally impressive, and would, perhaps, have been rather stern, had not the gentleman considerately taken upon himself to mitigate the harsh effect by a look of exceeding good-humor and benevolence.
Consumer spending, consumer demand, consumption, or consumption expenditure is the purchasing of goods and services by individuals or families. It is the largest part of aggregate demand at the macroeconomic level.
Definition of expenditure for English Language Learners. : 1  an amount of money that is spent on something. : 2  an amount of time, energy, effort, etc., that is used to do something. : 3  the act of spending money.