expensepatterns
nounUK /ɪkˈspɛns ˈpætənz/
US /ɪkˈspɛns ˈpætərnz/
Expense patterns are the usual ways you spend your money over time.
By looking at her expense patterns, she realized she bought too many snacks each week.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The regular ways a company spends money on things like supplies and salaries.
The manager studied the company's expense patterns to find ways to save.
3. Repeated kinds of costs that show up again and again in a record of spending.
Her bank statement showed clear expense patterns, like rent and groceries every month.
4. The way money goes out over time, seen as a shape or trend.
The chart showed expense patterns rising during the holidays.