Definition of Expense

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expense
n. cost, price, payment

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Expense Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Expense
(n.)
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.
  
(n.)
Loss.
  
(n.)
A spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure.
  

WordNet 2.0
expense

Noun
1. amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
(synonym) disbursal, disbursement
(hypernym) cost
(hyponym) business expense, trade expense
2. a detriment or sacrifice; "at the expense of"
(hypernym) detriment, hurt
3. money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer; "he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting"
(hypernym) outgo, expenditure, outlay
(hyponym) incidental expense, incidental, minor expense

hEnglish - advanced version
expense

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.
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.
3. loss. [obs.] and moan the expense of many a vanished sight.
expense
magazine (mil.), a small magazine containing ammunition for immediate use. l. scott.


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 business expense 
 operating expense 
 minor expense 
 interest expense 
 trade expense 
 lobbying expense 
 expense account 
 expense magazine 
 incidental expense 
 travel expense 

for Vocabulary Exams of KPDS, YDS,UDS (in Turkey); and SAT in America
expense
The laying out or expending or money or other resources, as time or strength.

Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
expense
costas

JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Digost
Digost = a. without expense


Expense Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

EIA Energy Glossary
Fixed cost (expense)
An expenditure or expense that does not vary with volume level of activity.


Expense Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries

English-Latin Online Dictionary
expense
impensa, sumptus


Expense Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

Raynet Business & Marketing Glossary
Expense
any operating cost, such as rent, utilities and payroll, as distinguished from capital expenditure for long-term property and equipment.


Expense Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries

English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan
Expense
kodona (anc.)


Expense Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Expense
In common usage, an expense or expenditure is an outflow of money to another person or group to pay for an item or service, or for a category of costs. For a tenantrent is an expense. For students or parents, tuition is an expense. Buying food, clothing, furniture or an automobile is often referred to as an expense. An expense is a cost that is "paid" or "remitted", usually in exchange for something of value. Something that seems to cost a great deal is "expensive". Something that seems to cost little is "inexpensive".

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