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Expense

/ɪkˈspɛns/

A spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds.

📖 Definitions of "Expense"

noun

1
A spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds.
"Buying the car was a big expense, but will be worth it in the long run."
2
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."
3
Loss.

verb

1
To charge a cost against an expense account; to bill something to the company for which one works.
"It should be acceptable to expense a business lunch with a client."

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
disbursementnoun	Money paid out or spent.
disbursalnoun	The act of disbursing money.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
disbursalnoun	The act of disbursing money.
disbursementnoun	Money paid out or spent.
expenditurenoun	(uncountable, countable) The amount expended; expense; outlay.
spendnoun	(ambitransitive) To pay out (money).
spendingnoun	An amount that has been, or is planned to be spent.
outlaynoun	The spending of money, or an expenditure.
paymentnoun	(countable) An instance of that act; a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services, or the transaction that conveys it.
repaymentnoun	The act of repaying.
rebatenoun	A deduction from an amount that is paid; an abatement.
costnoun	Amount of money, time, etc. that is required or used.
chargenoun	The amount of money levied for a service.
receivablenoun	A debt owed, usually to a business, from the perspective of that business.
compensationnoun	The act or principle of compensating.
reimbursementnoun	(business, management, accounting) The act of compensating someone for an expense.
pricenoun	The cost required to gain possession of something.
refundnoun	An amount of money returned.
debtornoun	(economics) A person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt.
responsiblenoun	(archaic) The individual who bears the responsibility for something.
indemnitynoun	Security from damage, loss, or penalty.
awardnoun	A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit.