expenditure
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expense


Definition: Meaning of, expense in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɪkˈspɛns;ɛkˈspɛns /

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expense expenses
  1. [uncountable and countable] the amount of money that you spend on something
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  2. expenses money that you spend on things such as travel and food while you are doing your job, and which your employer then pays to you
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  3. at 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
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  4. at somebody's expense if you do something at someone's expense, they pay for you to do it
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  5. at somebody's expense if you make jokes at someone's expense, you laugh about them and make them seem stupid or silly
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  6. all expenses paid having all of your costs for hotels, travel, meals etc paid for by someone else
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expense used in phrases

  • at any expense (adverb)
    1. regardless of the cost involved
  • business expense (noun)
    1. ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in a taxpayer's business or trade
  • expense account (noun)
    1. money that is available to someone who works for a company so that they can pay for meals, hotels etc when travelling or entertaining people for work
  • expense record (noun)
    1. a written record of money spent
  • incidental expense (noun)
    1. frequently plural an expense not budgeted or not specified
  • interest expense (noun)
    1. interest paid on loans
  • lobbying expense (noun)
    1. expenses incurred in promoting or evaluating legislation
  • medical expense (noun)
    1. amount spent for diagnosis, treatment or prevention of medical problems
  • minor expense (noun)
    1. frequently plural an expense not budgeted or not specified
  • moving expense (noun)
    1. the cost of moving your residence from one location to another
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