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Expenses

/ɪkˈspɛnsɪz/

A spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds.

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noun
  1. 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. 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. 3

    Loss.

verb
  1. 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."

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WordDefinition
disbursalnounThe act of disbursing money.
disbursementnounMoney paid out or spent.
accrualsnounThe act or process of accruing; accumulation.
accruedverbHaving increased through accrual; having risen over time or due to financial transactions.
actualnoun(finance) something actually received; real receipts, as distinct from estimated ones.
allowancesnounAn amount, portion, or share that is allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose.
amountnounThe total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).
amountsnounThe total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).
appropriationsnounAn act or instance of appropriating.
benefitsnounpublic assistance; welfare.
billsnounA surname.
budgetnounThe amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or timeframe.
burdennounA heavy load.
burdensnounA heavy load.
chargenounThe amount of money levied for a service.
chargesnounThe amount of money levied for a service.
chargingnoun(countable) An act or process of charging (as of a battery).
chilledCooled.
coastsnounThe edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake.
contributionsnounSomething given or offered that adds to a larger whole.

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