HyperDic: expense

English > 4 senses of the word *expense*:
NOUN	possession	expense, disbursal, disbursement	amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
	event	expense	a detriment or sacrifice
	possession	expense	money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer
VERB	change	expense, write off, write down	reduce the estimated value of something

expense > pronunciation
Sounds	ihkspeh'ns
Rhymes	commence ... whence: 23 rhymes with ehns...

English > *expense*: 4 senses > noun 1, possession
Meaning	Amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures).
Synonyms	disbursal, disbursement
Narrower	business expense, trade expense	ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in a taxpayer's business or trade
	interest expense	interest paid on loans
	lobbying expense	expenses incurred in promoting or evaluating legislation
	medical expense	Amount spent for diagnosis or treatment or prevention of medical problems
	moving expense	The cost of moving your residence from one location to another
	non-cash expense	An expense (such as depreciation) that is not paid for in cash
	operating expense, operating cost, overhead, budget items	The expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance)
	personal expense	The cost of personal or family living
Broader	cost	The total / total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
Spanish	gasto
Catalan	despesa

English > *expense*: 4 senses > noun 2, event
Meaning	A detriment or sacrifice.
Example	"at the expense of"
Broader	detriment, hurt	A damage or loss
Spanish	expensas
Catalan	expenses

English > *expense*: 4 senses > noun 3, possession
Meaning	money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer.
Example	"he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting"
Narrower	incidental expense, incidental, minor expense	(frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified
Narrower	travel expense	(frequently plural) expenses incurred by an employee in the performance of the job and usually reimbursed by the employer
Broader	outgo, spending, expenditure, outlay	money paid out

English > *expense*: 4 senses > verb 1, change
Meaning	Reduce the estimated value of something.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	write off, write down
Broader	depreciate	lower the value of something
Catalan	depreciar

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