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Expense
01
the amount of money spent to do or have something
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
expenses
Examples
Keeping track of your monthly expenses can help you create a realistic budget.
02
a cost, loss, or disadvantage incurred in order to achieve something
Examples
He achieved success at the expense of his social life.
03
money spent by an employee to perform job-related tasks, typically paid back by an employer
Examples
She submitted her travel expenses for reimbursement.
to expense
01
to record a cost or loss that decreases the estimated value of an asset or resource
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
expense
3rd person singular
expenses
Present participle
expensing
Past simple
expensed
Past participle
expensed
Examples
The company expensed the new equipment over five years.
