Word

expense, n.
(expenses)
freq. cnt. 30

amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
<noun.possession> freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 25

disbursal disbursement expense

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

disburse

semantic pointers

hypernym

cost

hyponym

business expense, trade expense interest expense lobbying expense medical expense non-cash expense moving expense overhead, operating cost, operating expense, budget items personal expense

a detriment or sacrifice
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

expense

sample sentences

"at the expense of"

semantic pointers

hypernym

detriment, hurt

money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer
<noun.possession> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

expense

sample sentences

"he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting"

semantic pointers

hypernym

expenditure, outgo, spending, outlay

hyponym

incidental expense, incidental, minor expense travel expense