Expensable
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Eligible to be claimed as a business expense. not-comparable
"The budget also proposes to make computers and office automation expensable rather than depreciable, i.e. expenditures on these items can be written off in the year in which they were purchased rather than depreciated over time."
Example
More examples"The budget also proposes to make computers and office automation expensable rather than depreciable, i.e. expenditures on these items can be written off in the year in which they were purchased rather than depreciated over time."
Etymology
From expense + -able.
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