Sekirov Dictionary

expense

/ɪkˈspɛns/

noun 3
verb 1
forms 3
phrases 1

noun3

•
a cost that someone has to pay in order to live, travel or run a business
- She went to great expense to ensure her children would get the best education.
- Buying the car was a big expense, but will be worth it in the long run.
•
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.
•
(no longer used) Loss.
- And moan the expense of many a vanished sight. — 1609

verb1

•
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.

forms

expensed · expensing · expenses

Phrases with expense

at the expense of
Paid for by an individual or group.

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