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expense
[ ik-spens ]
noun
- cost or charge:
the expense of a good meal.
Synonyms: expenditure, outlay
- 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
/ ɪkˈspɛns /
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 Words From
- ex·penseless adjective
- preex·pense 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
“Her alleged actions impacted the potential for improved learning environments across major school districts by selfishly prioritizing personal expenses.”
Opponents and economists said that by striking down the proposed minimum-wage increase, voters signaled that they were nervous about businesses raising prices to offset their added labor expenses.
On Monday, Bishop Brennan said a larger review under the investigation detected other instances of administrative impropriety, including Mr Gigantiello using a credit card for personal expenses.
It comes as Elon Musk, via his quasi-governmental Department of Government Efficiency, is promising massive cuts in federal spending, which would necessarily be at the expense of those who rely on social programs.
Flores opened three different bank accounts in Sawusch’s name and used funds to pay for his and Moore’s personal expenses and to finance his nascent public relations company.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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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