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Synonyms for expense
ɪkˈspɛnsex·pense
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expense
The cost of a thing is whatever one surrenders or gives up for it, intentionally or unintentionally, or even unconsciously; expense is what is laid out by calculation or intention. We say, "he won his fame at the cost of his life;" "I know it to my cost;" we speak of a joke at another's expense; at another's cost would seem to make it a more serious matter. There is a tendency to use cost of what we pay for a possession, expense of what we pay for a service; we speak of the cost of goods, the expense of making up. Outlay is used of some definite expenditure, as for the purchase of supplies; outgo of a steady drain or of incidental expenses. See PRICE.
Synonyms:
cost, expenditure, outgo, outlayAntonyms:
gain, income, proceeds, product, profit, profits, receipt, receipts, return, returns
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Princeton's WordNet
expense, disbursal, disbursementnoun
amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
Synonyms:
disbursal, spending, outlay, disbursementexpensenoun
a detriment or sacrifice
"at the expense of"
Synonyms:
disbursal, disbursementexpenseverb
money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer
"he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting"
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disbursal, disbursementexpense, write off, write downverb
reduce the estimated value of something
"For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer"
Synonyms:
write down, get down, set down, put down, write off
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
expensenoun
Synonyms:
cost, charge, expenditure, outlay
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
expensenoun
Synonyms:
outlay, cost, charge, expenditure
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#489 | cost | |
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#791 | costs | |
#1453 | charge | |
#1502 | fees | |
#1630 | fee | |
#2085 | fresh | |
#2135 | load | |
#2201 | charges | |
#3158 | expenses | |
#3235 | costa | |
#3745 | spending | |
#4510 | expense | |
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#6303 | burden | |
#6594 | loads | |
#15341 | disadvantage | |
#26224 | disbursement | |
#27445 | outlay | |
#30803 | detriment | |
#186869 | outgo | |
#311943 | disbursal |
How to use expense in a sentence?
All of these factors created a perfect storm and unfortunately, patients ceased seeking care externally by a significant percentage. .... When income is cut in half, it is difficult to maintain the same expense levels.
I think it's rather sad, there's quite a fashion for keeping the outside appearance of a building at the expense of the interior. When you're inside Battersea Power Station, you won't know it because the corridors, shops and apartments will be the same as everywhere else.
Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield:
The pleasure is momentary, the position rediculous, and the expense damnable.
They buy the bonds by printing money or figuratively dropping it from helicopters – expanding their balance sheets in the process, they then remit any net interest from their trillions of dollars or yen bond purchases right back to their Treasuries. The money in essence is free of expense and free of repayment as long as the process continues uninterrupted.
Strengthening and enforcing renter protections is vitally important to addressing the broader housing crisis, there is a tremendous power imbalance in our housing system that tilts heavily in favor of landlords at the expense of low-income and other marginalized renters, putting families at greater risk of housing instability and homelessness and fueling racial inequity.
Translations for expense
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- مصروفArabic
- изразходване, харчене, разноски, разходBulgarian
- útrata, Náklady, výdaj, vydáníCzech
- bekostningDanish
- Verlust, AusgabeGerman
- δαπάνηGreek
- gastosSpanish
- هزینهPersian
- kulu, kustannusFinnish
- dépense, fraisFrench
- व्ययHindi
- költség, kHungarian
- biayaIndonesian
- spesa, speseItalian
- הוֹצָאָהHebrew
- 費用Japanese
- ಖರ್ಚುKannada
- 비용Korean
- sumptusLatin
- uitgave, kostenDutch
- kostnaderNorwegian
- kosztPolish
- despesaPortuguese
- cheltuialăRomanian
- расход, расходыRussian
- förlust, bekostnad, utgiftSwedish
- Selavu, இழப்பில்Tamil
- వ్యయంTelugu
- ค่าใช้จ่ายThai
- giderTurkish
- ВитратиUkrainian
- خرچہUrdu
- kinh phíVietnamese
- קאָסטYiddish
- 费用Chinese
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