cost - the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

expense - money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer; "he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting"

transfer payment - a public expenditure (as for unemployment compensation or veteran's benefits) that is not for goods and services

financial loss - loss of money or decrease in financial value

outlay, spending, disbursal, disbursement - the act of spending or disbursing money

depletion - the act of decreasing something markedly

burnup - the amount of fuel used up (as in a nuclear reactor)