Meaning & Definition of Expense in English
English⟶
Expense
/ɪkspɛns/
noun
1. Amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
synonym:
- expense,
- disbursal,
- disbursement
2. A detriment or sacrifice
- "At the expense of"
synonym:
- expense
3. Money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer
- "He kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting"
synonym:
- expense
verb
1. Reduce the estimated value of something
- "For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer"
synonym:
- expense,
- write off,
- write down
Examples of using
Tom was caught padding his expense account.
We had a good laugh at Tom's expense.
Please don't go to any expense on my account.