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BNC: 1919 COCA: 2137

expense

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noun

ex·​pense ik-ˈspen(t)s How to pronounce expense (audio)
1
a
: financial burden or outlay : cost
built the monument at their own expense
b
: an item of business outlay chargeable against revenue for a specific period
c
: something expended to secure a benefit or bring about a result
2
: a cause or occasion of expenditure
an estate is a great expense
3
: a loss, detriment, or embarrassment that results from some action or gain : sacrifice
everyone had a good laugh at my expense
—usually used in the phrase at the expense of
develop a boy's physique at the expense of his intelligence Bertrand Russell
4
archaic : the act or an instance of expending : expenditure

expense

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verb

expensed; expensing

transitive verb

1
a
: to charge to an expense account
b
: to write off as an expense
2
: to charge with expenses

Synonyms

Noun

Example Sentences

Noun I don't think a first-class ticket is worth the added expense. The annual fee is simply an expense of doing business. A new car is a major expense.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Otherwise workers would claim an ever-larger share of the economic pie at the expense of business owners. Tom Fairless, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2022 Failure to do so donates collective power to the select individuals who have enough power to wield, often at the expense of the vulnerable. Rachel Donald, The New Republic, 17 Sep. 2022 In the dark comedy, Hawke plays Eleanor, a wealthy outcast who comes together with Mendes’s character Drea, an insider experiencing a fall from social grace, all at the expense of their prep school enemies. Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2022 Barber notes that small designers in the fashion world are often priced out of competition when their designs are stolen and popular trends often come at the expense of underpaid or poorly treated garment workers. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2022 All three rely on government spending to foster low-carbon energy sources at the expense of fossil fuels and advance the countries’ promises to reduce emissions. Justin Worland, Time, 15 Sep. 2022 Additionally, the committee would look into whether the Biden administration sought to get evacuees out en masse at the expense of prioritizing American citizens and service members. Fox News, 14 Sep. 2022 But the arc of this fifth season is ill-suited to the moment, more narrowly focused on the bond of hatred between June and Serena, at the expense of almost everything else. Brian Lowry, CNN, 14 Sep. 2022 The scathing 90-page report said the T’s focus in recent years on long-term projects came at the expense of day-to-day operations and safety and has left the agency with too few workers and weak safeguards. Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2022
Verb
The House Build Back Better plan would have extended until 2026 a tax provision that expired this year that allowed businesses to expense R&D immediately. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2022 One of the biggest differences between book and tax income is how companies expense their investments. Rob Portman, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2022 But the tax would cover accelerated depreciation, which lets companies immediately expense investment in equipment. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2022 This camcorder has plenty of professional features to expense such as 2-channel XLR audio, triple manual rings, an ND filter, dual SD card slots, and a great battery life. Douglas Helm, Popular Mechanics, 19 June 2022 Some companies expense the credits at the time of purchase, while others capitalize and write them off later. Mark Maurer, WSJ, 25 May 2022 Giving Back: The company recently launched its Pay It Forward policy, which allows employees to expense any random acts of kindness while traveling for business. Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2014 Employees of the company are encouraged to expense their annual National Parks Pass each year, as well as up to two nights per month camping and an additional two nights per month at any CampShare. Jack Kelly, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022 One of her concerns is that staffers’ addresses and other personal information might linger on the Internet, so the newspaper has advised them to engage services that scrub that material from public view and expense the cost to the newspaper. Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French, from Late Latin expensa, from Latin, feminine of expensus, past participle of expendere

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4

Verb

circa 1909, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of expense was in the 14th century

Phrases Containing expense

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