:an arrangement that allows an employee (such as someone who is traveling for business) to pay for things using the company's money instead of the employee's money(可报销的)费用账户;报销账户
He charged dinner to his expense account.他把晚餐费计入了报销账户。
She put the tickets on her expense account.她把门票钱算入报销账户。
: an account of expenses reimbursable to an employee
also: the right of charging expenses to such an account
Example Sentences
He charged dinner to his expense account. She put the tickets on her expense account.
Recent Examples on the WebBut much of that is controlled by the British government and therefore more like a jumbo-sized expense account. Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 14 Sep. 2022 Yeah, those women are fictional, but the allure of a Rodeo Drive expense account is so real. Faran Krentcil, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Sep. 2022 Touring Europe on an expense account, the two did as charged, though well into their work the Commonwealth dissolved, with bigger powers gobbling pieces of it. Brian T. Allen, National Review, 5 Feb. 2022 In addition to a fortune earned by sale of his memoirs, Truman may have embezzled funds from the White House expense account. Samuel Goldman, The Week, 2 Aug. 2021 Companies might use expense account policies to incentivize such get-togethers. Nitin Nohria, WSJ, 6 Jan. 2022 Be sure to check out Steaman's handwritten expense account for the weekend. Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 15 Dec. 2021 Sure, there are goods and services available for these things, but not all of us have an unlimited expense account. Annie Lane, oregonlive, 29 Sep. 2021 The ostensible purpose of the dinner, aside from dining at a fancy restaurant and putting the bill on the expense account, was to discuss some pressing business decision with Kurt. Michael Azerrad, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2021 See More