Expense

//ɪkˈspɛns// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds. countable, uncountable

    "She went to great expense to ensure her children would get the best education."

  2. 2
    a detriment or sacrifice wordnet
  3. 3
    The elimination or consumption of something, sometimes with the notion of loss or damage to the thing eliminated. countable, uncountable

    "Jones reached the final at the expense of Smith, who couldn't beat him."

  4. 4
    amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures) wordnet
  5. 5
    Loss. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "And moan the expense of many a vanished sight."

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  1. 6
    money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To charge a cost against an expense account; to bill something to the company for which one works. transitive

    "It should be acceptable to expense a business lunch with a client."

  2. 2
    reduce the estimated value of something wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English expense, from Anglo-Norman expense and Old French espense, from Late Latin expēnsa, from Latin expendō. See expend. Doublet of speso.

Etymology 2

From Middle English expense, from Anglo-Norman expense and Old French espense, from Late Latin expēnsa, from Latin expendō. See expend. Doublet of speso.

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