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1. | [ noun ] (business) amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures) | |
Synonyms: | disbursement disbursal | |
Related terms: | cost operating_expenses budget_items personal_expense medical_expense business_expense organization_expense interest_expense lobbying_expense moving_expense disburse | |
2. | [ noun ] a detriment or sacrifice | |
Examples: | "at the expense of" |
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Related terms: | detriment | |
3. | [ noun ] (business) money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer | |
Examples: | "he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting" |
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Related terms: | outgo travel_expense incidental_expense | |
Similar spelling: |
expensive expanse expender expended expending expansive expansile expend expendable expansible expansion |