รายจ่าย
expenses
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- 1 expenses、expenditure
This word refers to money spent by a person, business, or organization.
expenses、expenditure
It refers to outgoing money, especially when tracking spending or comparing it with income.
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เดือนนี้ฉันมีรายจ่ายมากกว่าเดือนที่แล้ว dʉan níi chǎn mii raaycàay mâak kwàa dʉan thîi lɛ́ɛw My expenses are higher this month than last month. เดือนนี้ฉันมีรายจ่ายมากกว่าเดือนที่แล้ว details
Learning notes
Explanation
This is a standard noun used for anything from household expenses to business or government expenditure. It is common in both everyday conversation and discussions of budgets. Its counterpart is รายรับ, meaning incoming money or income. The pairing รายรับรายจ่าย means “income and expenses.” It can refer to individual expenses or spending over a period. To count expense items, use รายการ: รายจ่าย 3 รายการ means “three expense items.”
Usage
Use it when reviewing household spending, discussing ways to save money, recording income and expenses, or explaining business and government budgets.
Caution
รายจ่าย is a noun. To say “pay” or “spend money,” use จ่ายเงิน. It refers to expenses themselves; to explicitly refer to a list of expenses, use รายการรายจ่าย.