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),ex·pensed,ex·pens·ing.
to charge or write off as an expense.
verb (used without object),ex·pensed,ex·pens·ing.
to be expensed.
Idioms for expense
at the expense of, at the sacrifice of; to the detriment of: quantity at the expense of quality.
Origin of expense
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Late Latin expēnsa, noun use of feminine of expēnsus, past participle of expendere “to weigh out, pay”; see expend
SYNONYMS FOR expense
1 outlay, expenditure.
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synonym study for expense
1. See price.
OTHER WORDS FROM expense
ex·pense·less,adjectivepre·ex·pense,noun
Words nearby expense
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The banks cited a need to reduce expenses to offset the cost of credit souring during the pandemic as well as spending to comply with stricter regulation and invest in digital technology.
The incredibly shrinking banking sector is heading for near-record job losses this year|Bernhard Warner|September 16, 2020|Fortune
If Oracle’s interest in TikTok is primarily about cloud computing, the deal could come at the expense of Google, which is Oracle’s longtime nemesis and which currently provides cloud services to TikTok.
Twitter users sound off about Oracle’s TikTok deal|Jeff|September 14, 2020|Fortune
It will make markets and the capitalist system function better by rewarding positive contributions to well-being and prosperity, not wealth transfers at the expense of others.
50 years later, Milton Friedman’s shareholder doctrine is dead|jakemeth|September 13, 2020|Fortune
Still, Walter Hyde hasn’t been able to raise his staff’s pay to $10 an hour this year like he planned, with all the extra expenses of masks and gloves.
The Big Corporate Rescue and the America That’s Too Small to Save|by Lydia DePillis, Justin Elliott and Paul Kiel|September 12, 2020|ProPublica
Citron Reseach thanked Hinddenburg in a tweet, offering to pay for half of any legal expenses incurred.
Nikola shares slump after blanket denial of short-seller report|radmarya|September 11, 2020|Fortune
As might be expected, this comes at the expense of narrative.
Bayonetta Is Nintendo’s Graphic, Ass-Kicking Barbie|Alec Kubas-Meyer|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the price of artistic freedom comes at the expense of professional protection.
Reconsidering Renée Zellweger: Forever a Hollywood-Pretty Character Actress|Teo Bugbee|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Unfortunately, that gamble was at the expense of Miss America's supposed mission.
The Real Housewives of Miss America|Kate Shindle|September 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The FDNY spot on the JTTF was among the items deemed no longer worth the expense in a time of budget cuts.
The Flying New York Fireman Who Shined on 9/11|Michael Daly|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One of the reasons for this is because of its expense — only the very wealthy could afford, or were allowed, to wear red.
Scarlet Is the New Black|Raquel Laneri|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The books will show what Eileen has drawn monthly for her expense budget.
Her Father's Daughter|Gene Stratton-Porter
At an expense for material, I should think, of $7,400 in all to cover the enterprise.
The Crime of the Century|Henry M. Hunt
Loughshane, according to Barrington Erle, was so small a place, that the expense would be very little.
Phineas Finn|Anthony Trollope
Lincoln was especially fond of a joke at the expense of some high military or civil dignitary.
The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln|Francis Fisher Browne
In this estimate the expense of letters by the post, and of journeys made by the parties, is not and cannot be included.
Imaginary Conversations and Poems|Walter Savage Landor
British Dictionary definitions for expense
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 upkeepthe car was more of an expense than he had expected
at the expense ofto the detriment ofhe succeeded at the expense of his health
verb
(tr)US and Canadianto treat as an expense for book-keeping or tax purposes
Word Origin for expense
C14: from Late Latin expēnsa, from Latin expēnsus weighed out; see expend