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ex·pense

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–noun

1.	cost or charge: the expense of a good meal.

2.	a cause or occasion of spending: A car can be a great expense.

3.	the act of expending; expenditure.

expenses,

a.	charges incurred during a business assignment or trip.

b.	money paid as reimbursement for such charges: to receive a salary and expenses.

–verb (used with object)

5.	to charge or write off as an expense.

–verb (used without object)

6.	to be expensed.

—Idiom

7.	at the expense of, at the sacrifice of; to the detriment of: quantity at the expense of quality.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < LL expénsa, n. use of fem. of expénsus, ptp. of expendere to expend

]

—Related forms

ex·pense·less, adjective

—Synonyms 1. outlay, expenditure. See price.

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ex·pense Audio Help (ĭk-spěns') Pronunciation Key
n.

1. Something spent to attain a goal or accomplish a purpose: an expense of time and energy on the project.
2. A loss for the sake of something gained; a sacrifice: achieved speed at the expense of accuracy.
3. Charges incurred by an employee in the performance of work: was reimbursed for her travel expenses.
4. Informal Money allotted for payment of such charges.
An expenditure of money; a cost: an improvement that was well worth the expense; a trip with all expenses paid.
expenses
1. Charges incurred by an employee in the performance of work: was reimbursed for her travel expenses.
2. Informal Money allotted for payment of such charges.
Something requiring the expenditure of money: Redecorating the house will be a considerable expense.
Archaic The act of expending.

tr.v. ex·pensed, ex·pens·ing, ex·pens·es

To charge with expenses.
To write off as an expense.

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin (pecūnia) expēnsa, (money) paid out, feminine past participle of expendere, to pay out; see expend.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
expense

1382, from Anglo-Fr. expense, O.Fr. espense "money provided for expenses," from L.L. expensa "disbursement," prop. neut. pl. pp. of L. expendere "to weigh out money, to pay down" (see expend). Expensive first recorded 1628 with a sense of "given to profuse expenditure," but by 1634 meaning "costly." L. spensa also yielded M.L. spesa, which was borrowed into O.H.G. as spisa and is the root of Ger. Spiese "food."

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This

expense
noun
1.	amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
2.	a detriment or sacrifice; "at the expense of"
3.	money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer; "he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting"
verb
1.	reduce the estimated value of something; "For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer"

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
exˈpense1 [-s] noun

the spending of money etc; cost
Example: I've gone to a lot of expense to educate you well.

Arabic:	مَصاريف، نَفَقَه
Chinese (Simplified):	花费
Chinese (Traditional):	花費
Czech:	vydání
Danish:	udgift
Dutch:	kosten
Estonian:	kulu(d)
Finnish:	kustannukset
French:	frais
German:	die Unkosten (pl.)
Greek:	έξοδο
Hungarian:	költség
Icelandic:	kostnaður
Indonesian:	biaya
Italian:	spesa, costo

Japanese:	費用
Korean:	지출
Latvian:	izdevumi
Lithuanian:	išlaidos, kaina
Norwegian:	utgift, kostnad, omkostning
Polish:	wydatek, koszt
Portuguese (Brazil):	despesa
Portuguese (Portugal):	despesa
Romanian:	cheltuire
Russian:	расход
Slovak:	výdavky
Slovenian:	izdatek
Spanish:	gasto
Swedish:	utlägg
Turkish:	masraf

exˈpense2 [-s] noun

a cause of spending
Example: What an expense clothes are!

Arabic:	سَبَب للمَصْروف
Chinese (Simplified):	费钱之物
Chinese (Traditional):	費錢之物
Czech:	zdroj výdajů
Danish:	udgift
Dutch:	uitgave
Estonian:	väljaminek
Finnish:	menoerä
French:	cause de dépense
Greek:	δαπάνη,έ ξοδο
Hungarian:	kiadás
Icelandic:	kostnaður
Indonesian:	makan biaya
Italian:	spesa
Japanese:	物いり

Korean:	지출의 원인
Latvian:	izdevumi
Lithuanian:	išlaidų reikalaujantis, *brangiai atsieinantis daiktas
Norwegian:	utgift
Polish:	wydatek
Portuguese (Brazil):	dispêndio
Portuguese (Portugal):	despesa
Romanian:	cheltuială
Russian:	расход
Slovak:	výdavky
Slovenian:	izdatek
Spanish:	motivo de gasto
Swedish:	utgift, kostnad
Turkish:	masraf kaynağı

See also: at the expense of, expenditure, expenses, expensive, expend

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Expense

Ex*pense"\, n. [L. expensa (sc. pecunia), or expensum, fr. expensus, p. p. of expendere. See Expend.]

1. A spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure.

Husband nature's riches from expense. --Shak.

2. That which is expended, laid out, or consumed; cost; outlay; charge; -- sometimes with the notion of loss or damage to those on whom the expense falls; as, the expenses of war; an expense of time.

Courting popularity at his party's expense. --Brougham.

3. Loss. [Obs.] --Shak.

And moan the expense of many a vanished sight. --Spenser.

Expense magazine (Mil.), a small magazine containing ammunition for immediate use. --H. L. Scott.

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