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expense
[ ik-spens ]
noun
- cost or charge:
the expense of a good meal.
Synonyms: ,
- a cause or occasion of spending:
A car can be a great expense.
- the act of expending; expenditure.
- expenses,
- charges incurred during a business assignment or trip.
- money paid as reimbursement for such charges:
to receive a salary and expenses.
verb (used with object)
- to charge or write off as an expense.
verb (used without object)
- to be expensed.
expense
/ ɪˈɛԲ /
noun
- a particular payment of money; expenditure
- money needed for individual purchases; cost; charge
- plural incidental money spent in the performance of a job, commission, etc, usually reimbursed by an employer or allowable against tax
- something requiring money for its purchase or upkeep
the car was more of an expense than he had expected
- at the expense ofto the detriment of
he succeeded at the expense of his health
verb
- tr to treat as an expense for book-keeping or tax purposes
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·Բl adjective
- e·Բ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of expense1
Idioms and Phrases
- at the expense of, at the sacrifice of; to the detriment of:
quantity at the expense of quality.
More idioms and phrases containing expense
see at the expense of ; go to the trouble (expense) ; money (expense) is no object .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The mockery and cold laughter at her expense felt unjust.
Mr Rijckaert also said that most of the prince's allowance is spent on his assistant's salary and various travel expenses.
If you haven’t already, create a budget to keep your expenses under control and maintain a gap between what you earn and what you spend.
Air pollution from burning fossil fuels costs each American an average of $2,500 per year in healthcare expenses — totaling $820 billion per year nationwide, the report says.
A third of its revenue, for example, is consumed by selling and administrative expense.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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