英语词汇“expense”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

expense

/ɪkˈspɛns

/ /ɛkˈspɛns/

noun [mass noun]

1The cost incurred in or required for something: conference rooms were equipped at great expense book into the best hotel you can find and hang the expense...

The only new expense incurred would be the cost of walkie-talkies for the official and the technical advisor.
The attempt to recover costs had simply incurred further public expense on both sides.
They have to do so at their own expense as the cost of living increases.

Synonyms

cost, price;

charge, outlay, fee, tariff, toll, levy, payment, amount, rate, figure

informal, humorous damage

1.1 (expenses) The costs incurred in the performance of one’s job or a specific task: his hotel and travel expenses...

Anything above that is insurance premium tax, office costs, marketing expenses and commission for sellers.
How is it logical to spend the same amount in transport expenses as it would cost to keep the factory open?
They finally had enough revenues to cover their fixed costs and marketing expenses.

1.2 [count noun] A thing on which one is required to spend money: tolls are a daily expense...

There was a subsidy to assist farmers, but with the rising cost of electricity this expense was still a major burden.
Any normal expense incurred in the day-to-day operations of the company falls under this category.

Synonyms

outgoing, payment, outlay, disbursement, expenditure, charge, bill, overhead;

(expenses) incidentals

verb [with object]

1Offset (an item of expenditure) as an expense against taxable income: up to $17,500 in capital expenditures can be expensed in the year they were incurred...

Anecdotal evidence suggests a growing number of Old Economy companies are moving away from stock options to restricted stock, which must be expensed on the income statement.
They must be expensed through the income statement, because the future benefits of such investments are so uncertain.
Compensation cost arising from the issuance of stock options may be expensed or capitalized in the same way as cash compensation.

1.1 informal Charge (something) to an expense account: I can expense the refreshments...

Just try expensing your work calls, what a hassle.
He was in the neighbourhood on work anyway, so he took a side-trip to a nice place to golf, expensed it, and then repaid the expenses later on.
If this person is now officially a ‘friend,’ stop expensing those meals and coffees.

Phrases

at someone's expense

at the expense of

Origin

Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, alteration of Old French espense, from late Latin expensa (pecunia) '(money) spent', from Latin expendere 'pay out' (see expend).

Expense goes back to Latin expendere ‘pay out’, and shares a root with Old English spend.

单词	expense
释义	expense /ɪkˈspɛns / /ɛkˈspɛns/ noun [mass noun] 1The cost incurred in or required for something: conference rooms were equipped at great expense book into the best hotel you can find and hang the expense... The only new expense incurred would be the cost of walkie-talkies for the official and the technical advisor. The attempt to recover costs had simply incurred further public expense on both sides. They have to do so at their own expense as the cost of living increases. Synonyms cost, price; charge, outlay, fee, tariff, toll, levy, payment, amount, rate, figure informal, humorous damage 1.1 (expenses) The costs incurred in the performance of one’s job or a specific task: his hotel and travel expenses... Anything above that is insurance premium tax, office costs, marketing expenses and commission for sellers. How is it logical to spend the same amount in transport expenses as it would cost to keep the factory open? They finally had enough revenues to cover their fixed costs and marketing expenses. 1.2 [count noun] A thing on which one is required to spend money: tolls are a daily expense... There was a subsidy to assist farmers, but with the rising cost of electricity this expense was still a major burden. Any normal expense incurred in the day-to-day operations of the company falls under this category. Synonyms outgoing, payment, outlay, disbursement, expenditure, charge, bill, overhead; (expenses) incidentals verb [with object] 1Offset (an item of expenditure) as an expense against taxable income: up to $17,500 in capital expenditures can be expensed in the year they were incurred... Anecdotal evidence suggests a growing number of Old Economy companies are moving away from stock options to restricted stock, which must be expensed on the income statement. They must be expensed through the income statement, because the future benefits of such investments are so uncertain. Compensation cost arising from the issuance of stock options may be expensed or capitalized in the same way as cash compensation. 1.1 informal Charge (something) to an expense account: I can expense the refreshments... Just try expensing your work calls, what a hassle. He was in the neighbourhood on work anyway, so he took a side-trip to a nice place to golf, expensed it, and then repaid the expenses later on. If this person is now officially a ‘friend,’ stop expensing those meals and coffees. Phrases at someone's expense at the expense of Origin Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, alteration of Old French espense, from late Latin expensa (pecunia) '(money) spent', from Latin expendere 'pay out' (see expend). Expense goes back to Latin expendere ‘pay out’, and shares a root with Old English spend. Rhymes cense, commence, common sense, condense, dense, dispense, fence, hence, Hortense, immense, offence (US offense), pence, prepense, pretence (US pretense), sense, spence, suspense, tense, thence, whence
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