at the expense of en · ADP
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Meanings
- Paid for by an individual or group.
- (broadly, idiomatic) At one's responsibility.
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(figuratively) In a way as to harm somebody or something; to the detriment of.
Bengali, like other Aryan languages of India, has spread, and is still spreading, at the expense of the aboriginal tongues.
1926, Suniti Kumar Chatterji, The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language, page 3:
- (figuratively) Of a joke, deriding someone.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| at one's expense | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (32)
ar عَلَى حِسَابِ (paid for by an individual or group) · es por cuenta de (paid for by an individual or group) · es a expensas de (in a way as to harm somebody or something) · es a cuenta de (in a way as to harm somebody or something) · es a cuenta de (paid for by an individual or group) · az hesabına (in a way as to harm somebody or something) · gl a conta de (paid for by an individual or group) · pl kosztem (in a way as to harm somebody or something) · pt à custa de (in a way as to harm somebody or something) · es a costo/coste de (paid for by an individual or group) · ar عَلَى حِسَابِ (in a way as to harm somebody or something) · es a costo/coste de (in a way as to harm somebody or something) · fr à ses frais (paid for by an individual or group) · az bahasına (in a way as to harm somebody or something) · de auf Rechnung (paid for by an individual or group) · sv till priset av (in a way as to harm somebody or something) · es a costa de (in a way as to harm somebody or something) · de auf Kosten (in a way as to harm somebody or something) · sv på bekostnad av (in a way as to harm somebody or something) · gl a conta de (in a way as to harm somebody or something) · es en detrimento de (in a way as to harm somebody or something) · pt às custas de (in a way as to harm somebody or something) · ar عَلَى نَفَقَةِ (paid for by an individual or group) · de zum Schaden (in a way as to harm somebody or something) · es a expensas de (paid for by an individual or group) · pt por conta de (paid for by an individual or group) · sv på bekostnad av (paid for by an individual or group) · es a costa de (paid for by an individual or group) · fr au détriment de (in a way as to harm somebody or something) · pl kosztem (paid for by an individual or group) · ang tō dare (in a way as to harm somebody or something) · az hesabına (paid for by an individual or group)