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expenseexpense /ɪkˈspɛns/ ●●○ noun ► living expenses Most of my paycheck just goes to living expenses (=what it costs to pay for food, a house, etc.). ► medical/legal etc. expenses He offered to pay my medical expenses. ► spared no expense Melissa’s parents spared no expense on her wedding (=they spent all the money necessary to buy the best things). ► business expense The airfare is a bona fide business expense. ► go to considerable/great expense (=spend a lot of money) THESAURUS the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy, do, or produce something► cost the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy, do, or produce something: Medical care costs keep rising. Tenants pay a deposit to cover the cost of cleanup. ► price the amount of money you must pay to buy something: House prices are rising again. ► charge the amount that you have to pay for a particular service or to use something: There is a small charge for each additional service. ► fee the amount you have to pay to enter, use, or join something, or that you pay to a lawyer, doctor, etc.: The museum entrance fee for adults is $12. ► rate a charge or payment that is set according to a standard scale: The hotel has a special rate for seniors. ► fare the amount you have to pay to travel somewhere by bus, airplane, train, etc.: How much is the bus fare these days? ► rent the amount you have to pay to live in or use a place that you do not own: My rent is $900 a month. ► value the amount of money that something is worth: A new kitchen can increase the value of your home. ► expense the very large amount of money that you spend on something: The family was not prepared for the expense of the funeral. ► total the amount of money you spend when you add up a number of prices: Not including the flight, the total for the rest of the vacation was $1,200. 1[countable, uncountable] the amount of money that you spend on something: Most of my paycheck just goes to living expenses (=what it costs to pay for food, a house, etc.).medical/legal etc. expenses He offered to pay my medical expenses. Melissa’s parents spared no expense on her wedding (=they spent all the money necessary to buy the best things). The airfare is a bona fide business expense.go to considerable/great expense (=spend a lot of money)► see thesaurus at cost12expenses [plural] money that you spend on travel, hotels, meals, etc. as part of your job, and that your employer gives back to you later: travel expenses3at the expense of somebody/something if something is done at the expense of someone or something else, it is only achieved by doing something that could harm the other person or thing: He devoted more and more time to his business at the expense of his family.4at somebody’s expense a)if you do something at someone’s expense, he or she pays for you to do it: Several state senators traveled to Asia at taxpayers’ expense. b)if you make jokes at someone’s expense, make him or her seem stupid or silly and laugh about it: Louis kept making jokes at his wife’s expense.5all expenses paid having all of your costs for hotels, travel, meals, etc. paid for by someone else: The prize was a weekend in Hawaii, all expenses paid. |