expense

noun

/ɪkˈspens/

Idioms

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[uncountable] the money that you spend on something
- The garden was transformed at great expense.
- No expense was spared (= they spent as much money as was needed) to make the party a success.
- He's arranged everything, no expense spared.
- She always travels first-class regardless of expense.
- The results are well worth the expense.
Wordfinder
- afford
- bank
- bankrupt
- capital
- economy
- expense
- finance
- invest
- money
- profit
Synonyms price
price
- cost
- value
- expense
- worth
These words all refer to the amount of money that you have to pay for something.
- price the amount of money that you have to pay for an item or service:
  house prices
  How much are these? They don’t have a price on them.
  I can’t afford it at that price.
- cost the amount of money that you need in order to buy, make or do something:
  A new computer system has been installed at a cost of £80 000.
- value how much something is worth in money or other goods for which it can be exchanged:
  The winner will receive a prize to the value of £1 000.
  Especially in British English, value can also mean how much something is worth compared with its price: This restaurant is excellent value (= is worth the money it costs).
price, cost or value?The price is what somebody asks you to pay for an item or service: to ask/charge a high price • to ask/charge a high cost/value. Obtaining or achieving something may have a cost; the value of something is how much other people would be willing to pay for it: house prices • the cost of moving house • The house now has a market value of one million pounds.
- expense the money that you spend on something; something that makes you spend money:
  The garden was transformed at great expense.
  Running a car is a big expense.
- worth the financial value of somebody/something:
  He has a personal net worth of $10 million.
  Worth is more often used to mean the practical or moral value of something.
Patterns
- the high price/cost/value
- the real/true price/cost/value/worth
- to put/set a price/value on something
- to increase/reduce the price/cost/value/expense
- to raise/double/lower the price/cost/value
- to cut the price/cost
Extra Examples
- We were taken out for a meal at the company's expense.
- It emerged that they had received free first-class travel at the taxpayer's expense.
- The bridge was built at public expense.
- They had to repair the damage at their own expense.
- Your monthly housing expense should not be greater than 28% of your income.
- The accommodation package includes admission to the golf course at no extra expense.
- She had to meet the expense herself.
- Net interest expense increased to $5.9 million from $4.1 million.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- considerable
- enormous
- great
- …
verb + expense
- go to
- incur
- involve
- …
expense + verb
- rise
preposition
- at somebody’s/something’s expense
- at… expense
phrases
- at taxpayer expense
- at taxpayers’ expense
- at the taxpayer’s expense
- …
See full entry
[countable, usually singular] something that makes you spend money
- Running a car is a big expense.
- The company views its workers as an expense instead of an asset.
Extra Examples
- Insurance is an ongoing expense.
- The real expense of the trip was the flights.
- Save the expense of calling out a plumber by learning some of the basics yourself.
- Meetings, and the time for them, are a considerable management expense.
- The process turned out to be a significant capital expense.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- considerable
- major
- …
See full entry
expenses
[plural] money spent in doing a particular job, or for a particular purpose
- living/medical/travel expenses
- legal/household expenses
- The company has cut operating expenses to their lowest levels in three years
- Can I give you something towards expenses?
- financial help to meet the expenses of an emergency
- The payments he gets barely cover his expenses.
- Property investors are entitled to offset the expenses incurred buying the property.
Synonyms costs
costs
- spending
- expenditure
- expenses
- overheads
- outlay
These are all words for money spent by a government, an organization or a person.
- costs the total amount of money that needs to be spent by a business:
  labour/production costs
  rising costs
- spending the amount of money that is spent, especially by a government or an organization:
  public spending
  More spending on health was promised.
- expenditure (rather formal) an amount of money spent by a government, an organization or a person:
  expenditure on education
- expenses money that has to be spent by a person or an organization; money that you spend while you are working that your employer will pay back to you later:
  legal expenses
  travel expenses
- overhead(s) the regular costs of running a business or an organization, such as rent, electricity and wages:
  High overheads mean small profit margins.
- outlay the money that you have to spend in order to start a new business or project, or in order to save yourself money or time later:
  The best equipment is costly but is well worth the outlay.
Patterns
- spending/expenditure/outlay on something
- high/low costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads
- total costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads/outlay
- capital costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/outlay
- household costs/spending/expenditure/expenses
- government/public/education/health costs/spending/expenditure
- to increase/reduce costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads/the outlay
Extra Examples
- My expenses are constantly rising and my income stays the same.
- Medical expenses can be quite high if you are not insured.
- You can reduce your expenses by selling your old car at a good price.
- You can expect to receive compensation for all expenses arising out of the accident.
- We will recoup our expenses within 24 months.
- You will receive expense reimbursement for up to $5 000 for legal representation.
- Total employee expenses were up about 6%.
- Operating expenses rose by more than 23% last year.
- Look for a fund with low expenses.
Topics Moneyb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- high
- low
- allowable
- …
verb + expenses
- incur
- cover
- defray
- …
expenses + verb
- arise from something
- arise out of something
- increase
- …
expense + noun
- expense account
- expenses claim
- expense report
- …
preposition
- on expenses
phrases
- all expenses paid
- spare no expense
See full entry
expenses
[plural] money that you spend while you are working and that your employer will pay back to you later
- You can claim back your travelling/travel expenses.
- We paid their expenses, but nothing more.
- an all-expenses-paid trip
- on expenses (British English) to take a client out for a meal on expenses
Synonyms costs
costs
- spending
- expenditure
- expenses
- overheads
- outlay
These are all words for money spent by a government, an organization or a person.
- costs the total amount of money that needs to be spent by a business:
  labour/production costs
  rising costs
- spending the amount of money that is spent, especially by a government or an organization:
  public spending
  More spending on health was promised.
- expenditure (rather formal) an amount of money spent by a government, an organization or a person:
  expenditure on education
- expenses money that has to be spent by a person or an organization; money that you spend while you are working that your employer will pay back to you later:
  legal expenses
  travel expenses
- overhead(s) the regular costs of running a business or an organization, such as rent, electricity and wages:
  High overheads mean small profit margins.
- outlay the money that you have to spend in order to start a new business or project, or in order to save yourself money or time later:
  The best equipment is costly but is well worth the outlay.
Patterns
- spending/expenditure/outlay on something
- high/low costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads
- total costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads/outlay
- capital costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/outlay
- household costs/spending/expenditure/expenses
- government/public/education/health costs/spending/expenditure
- to increase/reduce costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads/the outlay
Extra Examples
- Relocated employees received grants towards incidental expenses like buying carpets.
- The guides are unpaid except for basic expenses.
- They are claiming expenses for travel and meals.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- high
- low
- allowable
- …
verb + expenses
- incur
- cover
- defray
- …
expenses + verb
- arise from something
- arise out of something
- increase
- …
expense + noun
- expense account
- expenses claim
- expense report
- …
preposition
- on expenses
phrases
- all expenses paid
- spare no expense
See full entry

Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, alteration of Old French espense, from late Latin expensa (pecunia) ‘(money) spent’, from Latin expendere ‘pay out’, from ex- ‘out’ + pendere ‘weigh, pay’.

Idioms

at somebody’s expense

paid for by somebody
- We were taken out for a meal at the company's expense.
if you make a joke at somebody’s expense, you laugh at them and make them feel silly

at the expense of somebody/something

with loss or damage to somebody/something
- He built up the business at the expense of his health.
- an education system that benefits bright children at the expense of those who are slower to learn

go to the expense of something/of doing something | go to a lot of, etc. expense

to spend money on something
- They went to all the expense of redecorating the house and then they moved.

put somebody to the expense of something/of doing something | put somebody to a lot of, etc. expense

to make somebody spend money on something
- Their visit put us to a lot of expense.

单词	expense
释义	expense noun /ɪkˈspens/ /ɪkˈspens/ Idioms jump to other results [uncountable] the money that you spend on something The garden was transformed at great expense. No expense was spared (= they spent as much money as was needed) to make the party a success. He's arranged everything, no expense spared. She always travels first-class regardless of expense. The results are well worth the expense. Wordfinder afford bank bankrupt capital economy expense finance invest money profit Synonyms priceprice cost value expense worth These words all refer to the amount of money that you have to pay for something. price the amount of money that you have to pay for an item or service: house prices How much are these? They don’t have a price on them. I can’t afford it at that price. cost the amount of money that you need in order to buy, make or do something: A new computer system has been installed at a cost of £80 000. value how much something is worth in money or other goods for which it can be exchanged: The winner will receive a prize to the value of £1 000. Especially in British English, value can also mean how much something is worth compared with its price: This restaurant is excellent value (= is worth the money it costs). price, cost or value?The price is what somebody asks you to pay for an item or service: to ask/charge a high price • to ask/charge a high cost/value. Obtaining or achieving something may have a cost; the value of something is how much other people would be willing to pay for it: house prices • the cost of moving house • The house now has a market value of one million pounds. expense the money that you spend on something; something that makes you spend money: The garden was transformed at great expense. Running a car is a big expense. worth the financial value of somebody/something: He has a personal net worth of $10 million. Worth is more often used to mean the practical or moral value of something. Patterns the high price/cost/value the real/true price/cost/value/worth to put/set a price/value on something to increase/reduce the price/cost/value/expense to raise/double/lower the price/cost/value to cut the price/cost Extra Examples We were taken out for a meal at the company's expense. It emerged that they had received free first-class travel at the taxpayer's expense. The bridge was built at public expense. They had to repair the damage at their own expense. Your monthly housing expense should not be greater than 28% of your income. The accommodation package includes admission to the golf course at no extra expense. She had to meet the expense herself. Net interest expense increased to $5.9 million from $4.1 million. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective considerable enormous great … verb + expense go to incur involve … expense + verb rise preposition at somebody’s/something’s expense at… expense phrases at taxpayer expense at taxpayers’ expense at the taxpayer’s expense … See full entry [countable, usually singular] something that makes you spend money Running a car is a big expense. The company views its workers as an expense instead of an asset. Extra Examples Insurance is an ongoing expense. The real expense of the trip was the flights. Save the expense of calling out a plumber by learning some of the basics yourself. Meetings, and the time for them, are a considerable management expense. The process turned out to be a significant capital expense. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big considerable major … See full entry expenses [plural] money spent in doing a particular job, or for a particular purpose living/medical/travel expenses legal/household expenses The company has cut operating expenses to their lowest levels in three years Can I give you something towards expenses? financial help to meet the expenses of an emergency The payments he gets barely cover his expenses. Property investors are entitled to offset the expenses incurred buying the property. Synonyms costscosts spending expenditure expenses overheads outlay These are all words for money spent by a government, an organization or a person. costs the total amount of money that needs to be spent by a business: labour/production costs rising costs spending the amount of money that is spent, especially by a government or an organization: public spending More spending on health was promised. expenditure (rather formal) an amount of money spent by a government, an organization or a person: expenditure on education expenses money that has to be spent by a person or an organization; money that you spend while you are working that your employer will pay back to you later: legal expenses travel expenses overhead(s) the regular costs of running a business or an organization, such as rent, electricity and wages: High overheads mean small profit margins. outlay the money that you have to spend in order to start a new business or project, or in order to save yourself money or time later: The best equipment is costly but is well worth the outlay. Patterns spending/expenditure/outlay on something high/low costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads total costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads/outlay capital costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/outlay household costs/spending/expenditure/expenses government/public/education/health costs/spending/expenditure to increase/reduce costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads/the outlay Extra Examples My expenses are constantly rising and my income stays the same. Medical expenses can be quite high if you are not insured. You can reduce your expenses by selling your old car at a good price. You can expect to receive compensation for all expenses arising out of the accident. We will recoup our expenses within 24 months. You will receive expense reimbursement for up to $5 000 for legal representation. Total employee expenses were up about 6%. Operating expenses rose by more than 23% last year. Look for a fund with low expenses. Topics Moneyb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective high low allowable … verb + expenses incur cover defray … expenses + verb arise from something arise out of something increase … expense + noun expense account expenses claim expense report … preposition on expenses phrases all expenses paid spare no expense See full entry expenses [plural] money that you spend while you are working and that your employer will pay back to you later You can claim back your travelling/travel expenses. We paid their expenses, but nothing more. an all-expenses-paid trip on expenses (British English) to take a client out for a meal on expenses Synonyms costscosts spending expenditure expenses overheads outlay These are all words for money spent by a government, an organization or a person. costs the total amount of money that needs to be spent by a business: labour/production costs rising costs spending the amount of money that is spent, especially by a government or an organization: public spending More spending on health was promised. expenditure (rather formal) an amount of money spent by a government, an organization or a person: expenditure on education expenses money that has to be spent by a person or an organization; money that you spend while you are working that your employer will pay back to you later: legal expenses travel expenses overhead(s) the regular costs of running a business or an organization, such as rent, electricity and wages: High overheads mean small profit margins. outlay the money that you have to spend in order to start a new business or project, or in order to save yourself money or time later: The best equipment is costly but is well worth the outlay. Patterns spending/expenditure/outlay on something high/low costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads total costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads/outlay capital costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/outlay household costs/spending/expenditure/expenses government/public/education/health costs/spending/expenditure to increase/reduce costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads/the outlay Extra Examples Relocated employees received grants towards incidental expenses like buying carpets. The guides are unpaid except for basic expenses. They are claiming expenses for travel and meals. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective high low allowable … verb + expenses incur cover defray … expenses + verb arise from something arise out of something increase … expense + noun expense account expenses claim expense report … preposition on expenses phrases all expenses paid spare no expense See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, alteration of Old French espense, from late Latin expensa (pecunia) ‘(money) spent’, from Latin expendere ‘pay out’, from ex- ‘out’ + pendere ‘weigh, pay’. Idioms at somebody’s expense paid for by somebody We were taken out for a meal at the company's expense. if you make a joke at somebody’s expense, you laugh at them and make them feel silly at the expense of somebody/something with loss or damage to somebody/something He built up the business at the expense of his health. an education system that benefits bright children at the expense of those who are slower to learn go to the expense of something/of doing something \| go to a lot of, etc. expense to spend money on something They went to all the expense of redecorating the house and then they moved. put somebody to the expense of something/of doing something \| put somebody to a lot of, etc. expense to make somebody spend money on something Their visit put us to a lot of expense.
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