Many policies will provide an element of legal expenses cover or a legal helpline.
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It's easy to vent populist outrage against public sector bodies that run up big expense claims.
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They need But it expense education for poor the best education at this age if they are to succeed.
The Sun (2016)
It does not need vast expense to be incurred, just good common sense based on knowledge of these situations.
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As a driver, you can cut journey costs by offering passengers lifts in return for a payment towards fuel expenses.
The Sun (2017)
I also wonder how many of those MPs supporting regulation were involved in the expenses scandal.
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MPs' expense claims, for instance.
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There is a case for a complete overhaul of the expenses system.
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You might drive a company car and have an expense account.
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We rent it out to help with the expenses.
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We had to book a flight with another company at considerable extra expense.
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Can we cover these expenses direct from the business account?
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Opt for cheap veg such as carrots and potatoes and plan meals carefully to avoid unnecessary expense.
The Sun (2014)
Is there any way to get back our expenses?
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They have not been able to claim for mortgage interest payments since the expenses scandal.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Critics say that this has given too much power to a cabal at the expense of members.
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They are not appealing against the judgment on the service charges and expenses paid twice.
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Many paid for years into insurance plans that covered the cost of funeral expenses.
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So why do we need the expense of this new court?
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Their political careers were wrecked by the expenses scandal.
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Critics say the deal will benefit big business at the expense of workers and environmental standards.
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They bought it with the agreement that she paid the mortgage while he paid the household expenses.
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The expenses system is shortly to become the responsibility of an independent body.
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His expense account was the envy of his colleagues.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
They have to convert the premiums they collect in sterling to dollars and euros to pay for medical expense claims.
The Sun (2008)
Firms have to make a profit to pay corporation tax but these expenses hit firms before they turn over a single pound.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
While a league trustee, she was paid expenses for luxury hotel stays and taxis.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The distinction between lodger and lover has already proved tricky enough to lose a decent government minister his job over an expenses claim.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He could also cut down his incidental expenses - for instance, cooking more at home rather than eating out.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In other languages
expense
British English: expense NOUN
Expense is the money that something costs you or that you need to spend in order to do something.
He's bought a big TV at vast expense so that everyone can see properly.
American English: expense
Brazilian Portuguese: despesa
Chinese: 花费
European Spanish: gasto
French: frais
German: Kosten
Italian: spesa
Japanese: 費用
Korean: 비용
European Portuguese: despesa
Latin American Spanish: gasto
All related terms of 'expense'
vast expense
Expense is the money that something costs you or that you need to spend in order to do something.
capital expense
A capital expense is the cost of acquiring or making improvements to fixed assets .
expense account
An expense account is an arrangement between an employer and an employee which allows the employee to spend the company's money on things relating to their job , for example travelling or looking after clients .
prepaid expense
A prepaid expense is an expense that has been paid for before it is incurred , and that is treated as an asset .
additional expense
Expense is the money that something costs you or that you need to spend in order to do something.
business expense
an amount of money spent in order to carry out one's work and which can be reclaimed and borne by the business
considerable expense
Expense is the money that something costs you or that you need to spend in order to do something.
depreciation expense
A depreciation expense is the amount deducted from gross profit to allow for a reduction in the value of something because of its age or how much it has been used.
go to ... expense
If you go to the expense of doing something, you do something which costs a lot of money . If you go to great expense to do something, you spend a lot of money in order to achieve it.
organization expense
the costs associated with organizing a business entity and bringing it into existence
spare no expense
to spend as much money as is necessary to achieve or do something
unnecessary expense
Expense is the money that something costs you or that you need to spend in order to do something.
at someone's expense
If you do something at someone's expense , they provide the money for it.
at the expense of
If you achieve something at the expense of someone, you do it in a way which might cause them some harm or disadvantage .
justify the expense
Expense is the money that something costs you or that you need to spend in order to do something.
expenses sheet
an arrangement by which expenses incurred in the course of a person's work are refunded by the employer or deducted from his or her income for tax purposes
laugh at someone's expense
to make someone seem foolish by laughing at them
business overhead expense insurance
Business overhead expense insurance is a disability policy which covers the business rather than the business owner for operating expenses when the business owner becomes totally disabled .
spare no effort to spare no expense
If you spare no effort in doing something, you do it as well as possible , without worrying about the amount of work involved. If you spare no expense in doing it, you do it as well as possible, without trying to save money.
Chinese translation of 'expense'
expense
(ɪksˈpɛns)
n(c/u)
(= cost) 费(費)用 (fèiyòng) (笔, bǐ)
to go to the expense of doing sth花钱(錢)做某事 (huāqián zuò mǒushì)
at great expense以很大代价(價) (yǐ hěn dà dàijià)
to do sth at one's own expense自己花钱(錢)做某事 (zìjǐ huāqián zuò mǒushì)
at the expense of以 ... 为(為)代价(價) (yǐ ... wéi dàijià)
to make a joke at sb's expense说(說)笑话(話)让(讓)某人出丑(醜) (shuō xiàohua ràng mǒurén chūchǒu)