expense
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expense
- /ɪkˈspɛns/
Rhymes with -ɛns
Where it comes from
From Middle English expense, from Anglo-Norman expense and Old French espense, from Late Latin expēnsa, from Latin expendō. See expend. Doublet of speso.
noun expenses · expence
- A spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds. She went to great expense to ensure her children would get the best education.
- The elimination or consumption of something, sometimes with the notion of loss or damage to the thing eliminated. Jones reached the final at the expense of Smith, who couldn't beat him.
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Loss.
And moan the expense of many a vanished sight.
Similar: cost, charge, outlay, disbursement, expenditure, payment
verb expenses · expensing · expensed · expence
- To charge a cost against an expense account; to bill something to the company for which one works. It should be acceptable to expense a business lunch with a client.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: disbursal, disbursement, expenditure, spend, spending, outlay, payment, repayment, rebate, cost, charge, receivable, compensation, reimbursement, price, refund
Translations
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noun that which is expended, laid out, or consumed
| हिन्दी | प्रयुक्त prayukt, उपभुक्त upbhukt |
|---|---|
| Română | seamă |
| Русский | расхо́д rasxód |
noun a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure
| Español | gasto, dispendio, expendio, expensas |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 비용 biyong |
| 日本語 | 支出 shishutsu, 費用 hiyō |
| 中文 | 費用 /费用 fèiyòng, 花费 huāfèi |
| हिन्दी | व्यय vyay, लागत lāgat, ख़र्च xarc |
| Português | despesa |
| Français | dépense |
| Deutsch | Ausgabe, Aufwand |
| Italiano | spesa |
| Română | cheltuială |
| Русский | расхо́д rasxód |
| العربية | صَرْف ṣarf, مَصْرُوف maṣrūf, مَصَارِيف maṣārīf |
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title = {expense},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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