支出（ししゅつ、shishutsu）
- expenditure

The Japanese word 支出 (ししゅつ, *shishutsu*) means "expenditure," "expense," or "outlay." It refers to the act of spending money, or the money that is spent. It is a common term used in business, finance, and personal budgeting to describe money going out. The word emphasizes the flow of funds away from a source.

⚫︎今月の支出 Translation: This month's expenditure. ⚫︎支出を抑える Translation: To reduce expenses. ⚫︎政府の支出 Translation: Government spending.

⚫︎You'd use 支出 in situations where you are talking about spending money. ⚫︎It's suitable for formal and informal contexts. ⚫︎You can use it when discussing budgets, financial reports, or simply describing your personal spending habits.

⚫︎The word is typically written in kanji: 支出 ⚫︎The reading (pronunciation) is in hiragana: ししゅつ ⚫︎There is no variation in the okurigana.

⚫︎出費 (しゅっぴ, *shuppi*) - Expenses; costs (more casual) ⚫︎経費 (けいひ, *keihi*) - Expenses; costs (often business-related) ⚫︎出金 (しゅっきん, *shukkin*) - Payment; disbursement (formal)

⚫︎収入 (しゅうにゅう, *shuunyuu*) - Income; revenue ⚫︎所得 (しょとく, *shotoku*) - Earnings; income

毎月の家賃は大きな支出だ。 ・Translation: The monthly rent is a large expenditure. ・Explanation: This sentence illustrates how 支出 is used to describe a significant amount of money spent regularly.

会社は研究開発に多額の支出を行った。 ・Translation: The company made a large expenditure on research and development. ・Explanation: This demonstrates the use of 支出 in a business context, referring to financial investment in a particular area.

The word 支出 is a compound word. 支 (し, *shi*) means "to support," "to prop," or "to pay out," and 出 (しゅつ, *shutsu*) means "to go out" or "to exit." Combined, they create the idea of money "going out" or being spent.