expense en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ɪkˈspɛns/
Etymology
From Middle English expense, from Anglo-Norman expense and Old French espense, from Late Latin expēnsa, from Latin expendō. See expend. Doublet of speso.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds.
She went to great expense to ensure her children would get the best education.
We had a training weekend in New York, at the expense of our company.
Husband nature's riches from expense.
c. 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 44:Buying the car was a big expense, but will be worth it in the long run.
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(countable, uncountable) The elimination or consumption of something, sometimes with the notion of loss or damage to the thing eliminated.
Jones reached the final at the expense of Smith, who couldn't beat him.
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Loss.
And moan the expense of many a vanished sight.
c. 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 30:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| expence | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| expenses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
operating expense · expense account · all-expense · at the expense of · capital expense · incidental expense · spare no expense
Relateds
Synonyms
payment (that which is expended) · outlay (that which is expended) · cost (that which is expended) · expenditure (that which is expended) · charge (that which is expended) · disbursement (that which is expended)
Translations (93)
izh mänö (that which is expended, laid out, or consumed) · ca despesa (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · bg разно́ски (that which is expended, laid out, or consumed) · om baasii (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · tr masraf (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · pt despesa (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · sv bekostnad (that which is expended, laid out, or consumed) · izh kulu (loss) · hi प्रयुक्त (that which is expended, laid out, or consumed) · ky каржы (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · pl wydatek (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · ar مَصَارِيف (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · is útgjöld (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · de Ausgabe (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · sk výdavok (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · izh mänö (loss) · de Aufwand (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · es dispendio (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · scn spisa (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · cs útrata (that which is expended, laid out, or consumed) · ru расхо́д (that which is expended, laid out, or consumed) · ko 비용 (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · hi घाटा (loss) · ja 費用 (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · ur لاگت (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · cs náklad (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · it spesa (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · bg ра́зход (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · ro cheltuială (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · ru расхо́д (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · nl uitgave (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · ja 支出 (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · fr dépense (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · cs výdej (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · uk вида́ток (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · tl bayarin (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · vo fräd (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · eo elspezo (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · hu költség (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · cmn 費用 /费用 (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · ar صَرْف (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · sv förlust (loss) · grc δαπάνη (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · hi उपभुक्त (that which is expended, laid out, or consumed) · mn зардал (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · xdq харж (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · vec spexa (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · ota خرج (that which is expended, laid out, or consumed) · pdt Kost (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · cs vydání (that which is expended, laid out, or consumed) · ro seamă (that which is expended, laid out, or consumed) · la impensa (that which is expended, laid out, or consumed) · ga costas (that which is expended, laid out, or consumed) · ota اخراج (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · lld speisa (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · pl nakład (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · bg ра́зход (that which is expended, laid out, or consumed) · fi kulu (loss) · izh kulu (that which is expended, laid out, or consumed) · fi kulu (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · cmn 花费 (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · la impendium (that which is expended, laid out, or consumed) · txb wyai (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · de Verlust (loss) · grc δαπάνη (that which is expended, laid out, or consumed) · mfe depans (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · hi ख़र्च (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · uk розхі́д (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · sk náklad (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · hi लागत (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · es gasto (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · ur خرچہ (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · la sūmptus (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · bg изразхо́дване (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · it perdita (loss) · es expensas (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · be расхо́д (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · sv utgift (that which is expended, laid out, or consumed) · az xərc (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · fi kustannus (that which is expended, laid out, or consumed) · fur spese (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · es expendio (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · pdt Priess (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · cs výdaj (that which is expended, laid out, or consumed) · hi हानि (loss) · be выда́так (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · kk қаржы (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · fi kulu (that which is expended, laid out, or consumed) · ta செலவு (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · hi व्यय (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · ar مَصْرُوف (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · pl ekspens (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) · ur خرچ (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure)