project management glossary

expenditure authority

 The senior management responsible for giving permission for, or the actual approval of, disbursement of funds.

expenditure management report (emr)

 A fiscally-oriented project expenditure report that includes a number of special Cost Types.

expenditure profile

 A chart of estimated monthly project costs and commitments versus time. Often shown with actual expenditures for comparison.

expenditure to budget

 A comparison of, or the difference between, the amount expended and the corresponding budget allocation.

expenditure to date

 The sum of all direct costs for a particular activity, work package or whole project, up to the most recent cutoff date. See also Total Expenditure to Date.

 The amount recorded as actually disbursed and accrued on an activity or whole project up to the current cutoff or data date.