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Expenses
/ɪkˈspɛnsɪz/
A spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds.
📖 Definitions of "Expenses"
- 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.
- 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."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Expenses"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| disbursalnoun | The act of disbursing money. |
| disbursementnoun | Money paid out or spent. |
| accrualsnoun | The act or process of accruing; accumulation. |
| accruedverb | Having increased through accrual; having risen over time or due to financial transactions. |
| actualnoun | (finance) something actually received; real receipts, as distinct from estimated ones. |
| allowancesnoun | An amount, portion, or share that is allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose. |
| amountnoun | The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English). |
| amountsnoun | The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English). |
| appropriationsnoun | An act or instance of appropriating. |
| benefitsnoun | public assistance; welfare. |
| billsnoun | A surname. |
| budgetnoun | The amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or timeframe. |
| burdennoun | A heavy load. |
| burdensnoun | A heavy load. |
| chargenoun | The amount of money levied for a service. |
| chargesnoun | The amount of money levied for a service. |
| chargingnoun | (countable) An act or process of charging (as of a battery). |
| chilled | Cooled. |
| coastsnoun | The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake. |
| contributionsnoun | Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole. |
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