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

An expense is a cost, but you can also use this word to mean the figurative cost of something. If you find it embarrassing to dress up as Santa, you might say that you do it to amuse your nephews, at the expense of your pride.

When you give one thing up in order to get something else, its cost or sacrifice is the expense of getting what you want. You might worry that politicians want to cut taxes at the expense of schools that need money, or that oil companies increase drilling at the expense of the environment. The root of expense the Latin expendere, "to weigh out money or pay down."

WORD FAMILY

expense: expensed, expenses, expensing

USAGE EXAMPLES

The federal government and private insurers are rewarding health care providers that work together to coordinate care and avoid unnecessary expenses.

New York Times(Jan 02, 2017)

Mr. Shapira reprimanded the prime minister again that same year, saying living and hospitality expenses for both his official residence and private home were exorbitant.

Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017)

“Today’s biggest expense is not hardware but software,” says Mr. Leonard.

Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017)

1n a detriment or sacrifice

at the expense of

Hyper

detriment, hurt

a damage or loss

2n money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer

he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting

Hypo|Hyper

incidental, incidental expense, minor expense

(frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified

travel expense

(frequently plural) expenses incurred by an employee in the performance of the job and usually reimbursed by the employer

expenditure, outgo, outlay, spending

money paid out; an amount spent

3n amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

disbursal, disbursement

business expense, trade expense

ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in a taxpayer's business or trade

interest expense

interest paid on loans

lobbying expense

expenses incurred in promoting or evaluating legislation

medical expense

amount spent for diagnosis or treatment or prevention of medical problems

non-cash expense

an expense (such as depreciation) that is not paid for in cash

moving expense

the cost of moving your residence from one location to another

budget items, operating cost, operating expense, overhead

the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes

personal expense

the cost of personal or family living

organization expense

the cost (over a period of five years) of organizing a new corporation or partnership

promotional expense

the cost of promoting a product

depreciation, wear and tear

decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use

cost

the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

4v reduce the estimated value of something

Syn|Hyper

write down, write off

depreciate

lower the value of something

单词	expense
释义	expense (once / 111 pages) nv An expense is a cost, but you can also use this word to mean the figurative cost of something. If you find it embarrassing to dress up as Santa, you might say that you do it to amuse your nephews, at the expense of your pride. When you give one thing up in order to get something else, its cost or sacrifice is the expense of getting what you want. You might worry that politicians want to cut taxes at the expense of schools that need money, or that oil companies increase drilling at the expense of the environment. The root of expense the Latin expendere, "to weigh out money or pay down." WORD FAMILY expense: expensed, expenses, expensing USAGE EXAMPLES The federal government and private insurers are rewarding health care providers that work together to coordinate care and avoid unnecessary expenses. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Mr. Shapira reprimanded the prime minister again that same year, saying living and hospitality expenses for both his official residence and private home were exorbitant. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) “Today’s biggest expense is not hardware but software,” says Mr. Leonard. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) 1n a detriment or sacrifice at the expense of Hyper detriment, hurt a damage or loss 2n money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting Hypo\|Hyper incidental, incidental expense, minor expense (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified travel expense (frequently plural) expenses incurred by an employee in the performance of the job and usually reimbursed by the employer expenditure, outgo, outlay, spending money paid out; an amount spent 3n amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures) Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper disbursal, disbursement business expense, trade expense ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in a taxpayer's business or trade interest expense interest paid on loans lobbying expense expenses incurred in promoting or evaluating legislation medical expense amount spent for diagnosis or treatment or prevention of medical problems non-cash expense an expense (such as depreciation) that is not paid for in cash moving expense the cost of moving your residence from one location to another budget items, operating cost, operating expense, overhead the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes personal expense the cost of personal or family living organization expense the cost (over a period of five years) of organizing a new corporation or partnership promotional expense the cost of promoting a product depreciation, wear and tear decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use cost the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor 4v reduce the estimated value of something Syn\|Hyper write down, write off depreciate lower the value of something
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