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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 Word Forms
- ·Բl adjective
- e·Բ noun
Word History and Origins
Word 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
"All of these places have flat floors. Why would you want the added expense of a very complex form factor... when you could just put it on a mobile base?" he asks.
The mayor’s budget proposed the reduction of more than $7 million in expenses and the elimination of nearly 24% of the Department of Transportation’s workforce — making it one of the heaviest-hit departments.
"Tanzania will not continue to allow unequal market access to persist at the expense of its people," he said.
If this happens, it would mark a new chapter in Ukraine-Africa relations, though not necessarily at the expense of Russia.
Following reports that the White House will use bilateral trade negotiations to isolate China, Beijing has warned countries against "reaching a deal at the expense of China's interests".
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