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ex·pense
(ĭk-spĕns′)n.
1.
a. Something spent to attain a goal or accomplish a purpose: an expense of time and energy on the project.
b. A loss for the sake of something gained; a sacrifice: achieved speed at the expense of accuracy.
2. An expenditure of money; a cost: an improvement that was well worth the expense; a trip with all expenses paid.
3. expenses
a. Charges incurred by an employee in the performance of work: was reimbursed for her travel expenses.
b. Informal Money allotted for payment of such charges.
4. Something requiring the expenditure of money: Redecorating the house will be a considerable expense.
5. Archaic The act of expending.
tr.v. ex·pensed, ex·pens·ing, ex·pens·es
Idiom: 1. To charge with expenses.
2. To write off as an expense.
at (one's) expense
To one's detriment or chagrin: telling jokes at my expense.
[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin (pecūnia) expēnsa, (money) paid out, feminine past participle of expendere, to pay out; see expend.]
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expense
(ɪkˈspɛns)n
1. a particular payment of money; expenditure
2. (Commerce) money needed for individual purchases; cost; charge
3. (Accounting & Book-keeping) (plural) incidental money spent in the performance of a job, commission, etc, usually reimbursed by an employer or allowable against tax
4. something requiring money for its purchase or upkeep: the car was more of an expense than he had expected.
5. at the expense of to the detriment of: he succeeded at the expense of his health.
vb
(Accounting & Book-keeping) (tr) US and Canadian to treat as an expense for book-keeping or tax purposes
[C14: from Late Latin expēnsa, from Latin expēnsus weighed out; see expend]
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ex•pense
(ɪkˈspɛns)n., v. -pensed, -pens•ing. n.
1. cost; charge: the expense of a good meal.
2. a cause or occasion of spending: A car can be a great expense.
3. the act of expending; expenditure.
4. expenses,
v.t. a. charges incurred during a business assignment or trip.
b. money paid as reimbursement for such charges.
5. to charge or write off as an expense.
Idioms: at the expense of, at the sacrifice of; to the detriment of: quantity at the expense of quality.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin expēnsa, n. use of feminine of Latin expēnsus, past participle of expendere; see expend]
ex•pense′less, adj.
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expense
Past participle: expensed
Gerund: expensing
| Imperative |
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| expense |
| expense |
| Present |
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| I expense |
| you expense |
| he/she/it expenses |
| we expense |
| you expense |
| they expense |
| Preterite |
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| I expensed |
| you expensed |
| he/she/it expensed |
| we expensed |
| you expensed |
| they expensed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am expensing |
| you are expensing |
| he/she/it is expensing |
| we are expensing |
| you are expensing |
| they are expensing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have expensed |
| you have expensed |
| he/she/it has expensed |
| we have expensed |
| you have expensed |
| they have expensed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was expensing |
| you were expensing |
| he/she/it was expensing |
| we were expensing |
| you were expensing |
| they were expensing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had expensed |
| you had expensed |
| he/she/it had expensed |
| we had expensed |
| you had expensed |
| they had expensed |
| Future |
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| I will expense |
| you will expense |
| he/she/it will expense |
| we will expense |
| you will expense |
| they will expense |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have expensed |
| you will have expensed |
| he/she/it will have expensed |
| we will have expensed |
| you will have expensed |
| they will have expensed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be expensing |
| you will be expensing |
| he/she/it will be expensing |
| we will be expensing |
| you will be expensing |
| they will be expensing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been expensing |
| you have been expensing |
| he/she/it has been expensing |
| we have been expensing |
| you have been expensing |
| they have been expensing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been expensing |
| you will have been expensing |
| he/she/it will have been expensing |
| we will have been expensing |
| you will have been expensing |
| they will have been expensing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been expensing |
| you had been expensing |
| he/she/it had been expensing |
| we had been expensing |
| you had been expensing |
| they had been expensing |
| Conditional |
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| I would expense |
| you would expense |
| he/she/it would expense |
| we would expense |
| you would expense |
| they would expense |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have expensed |
| you would have expensed |
| he/she/it would have expensed |
| we would have expensed |
| you would have expensed |
| they would have expensed |
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Noun 1. [画像:expense - amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)]expense - amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
cost - the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
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; "many lobbying expenses are deductible by a taxpayer"
medical expense - amount spent for diagnosis or treatment or prevention of medical problems
non-cash expense - an expense (such as depreciation) that is not paid for in cash
moving expense - the cost of moving your residence from one location to another
budget items, operating cost, operating expense, overhead - the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes
personal expense - the cost of personal or family living; "some personal expenses are tax deductible"
3. expense - money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer; "he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting"
incidental, incidental expense, minor expense - (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified; "he requested reimbursement of 7ドル for incidental expenses"
travel expense - (frequently plural) expenses incurred by an employee in the performance of the job and usually reimbursed by the employer
Verb 1. expense - reduce the estimated value of something; "For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer"
depreciate - lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again"
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expense
noun
1. cost, charge, expenditure, payment, spending, output, toll, consumption, outlay, disbursement She has refurbished the whole place at vast expense.
plural noun
1. costs, expenditure, overheads, outgoings, disbursements, incidentals, incidental expenses All her expenses were paid by the company.
at the expense of with the sacrifice of, with the loss of, at the cost of, at the price of The company has increased productivity at the expense of safety.
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expense
noun1. Something expended to obtain a benefit or desired result:
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Translations
سَبَب للمَصْروفمَصاريف، نَفَقَه
udgift
kulukustannus
költség
kostnaîur
na stroškestrošekstroški
masraf masraf kaynağı
expense
[ɪksˈpens]A. N (= cost) → gasto m, costo m expenses → gastos mpl
travelling/repair expenses → gastos mpl de viaje/reparación
with all expenses paid → con todos los gastos pagados
at great expense → gastándose muchísimo dinero
at my expense → a cuenta mía
they thought they would have a joke at my expense → querían reírse a costa mía
at the expense of (fig) → a costa de
you needn't go to the expense of buying a new one → no es preciso que te gastes dinero en comprar uno nuevo
they went to great expense to send her to a private school → se metieron en muchos gastos para mandarla a un colegio privado
to meet the expense of → hacer frente a or correr con los gastos de
he apologized for putting us to so much expense → se disculpó por habernos ocasionado tantos gastos
regardless of expense → sin escatimar gastos
to be a great expense to sb → suponer a algn un gasto importante
see also business B
travelling/repair expenses → gastos mpl de viaje/reparación
with all expenses paid → con todos los gastos pagados
at great expense → gastándose muchísimo dinero
at my expense → a cuenta mía
they thought they would have a joke at my expense → querían reírse a costa mía
at the expense of (fig) → a costa de
you needn't go to the expense of buying a new one → no es preciso que te gastes dinero en comprar uno nuevo
they went to great expense to send her to a private school → se metieron en muchos gastos para mandarla a un colegio privado
to meet the expense of → hacer frente a or correr con los gastos de
he apologized for putting us to so much expense → se disculpó por habernos ocasionado tantos gastos
regardless of expense → sin escatimar gastos
to be a great expense to sb → suponer a algn un gasto importante
see also business B
B. CPD expense account N → cuenta f de gastos de representación
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expense
[ɪkˈspɛns] n
(= cost) → dépense f, frais mpl
at great expense, at vast expense → à grands frais
at little expense → à peu de frais
to do sth at one's own expense → faire qch à ses frais
at sb's expense (financially) → aux frais de qn
at great expense, at vast expense → à grands frais
at little expense → à peu de frais
to do sth at one's own expense → faire qch à ses frais
at sb's expense (financially) → aux frais de qn
(= spending) → dépense f, frais mpl
to go to the expense of sth → faire la dépense de qch
to go to the expense of doing sth → faire la dépense de qch
to go to the expense of sth → faire la dépense de qch
to go to the expense of doing sth → faire la dépense de qch
(= detriment) at the expense of sb/sth → aux dépens de qn
to make a joke at sb's expense → bien rire aux dépens de qn expenses
to make a joke at sb's expense → bien rire aux dépens de qn expenses
npl
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expense
n
→ Kosten pl; at my expense → auf meine Kosten ; at public expense → auf Staatskosten; at great expense → mit hohen Kosten ; it’s a big expense → es ist eine große Ausgabe ; to go to the expense of buying a car → (viel) Geld für ein Auto anlegen ; they went to the expense of installing a lift → sie gaben viel Geld dafür aus, einen Lift einzubauen ; to go to great expense to repair the house → es sich (dat) → etwas kosten lassen, das Haus instand or in Stand zu setzen
(Comm, usu pl) → Spesen pl; to incur expenses → Unkosten haben; your expenses will be covered → Ihre Unkosten werden Ihnen vergütet ; put it on expenses → schreiben Sie es auf die Spesenrechnung ; it’s all on expenses → das geht alles auf Spesen
(fig) at somebody’s expense, at the expense of somebody → auf jds Kosten (acc); at the expense of something → auf Kosten einer Sache (gen); to get rich at the expense of others/the poor → sich auf Kosten anderer/der Armen bereichern ; at the expense of quality → auf Kosten der Qualität
expense
:expense-account
expenses-paid
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expense
[ɪksˈpɛns] n (cost) → spesaat the expense of (fig) → a spese di
at the expense of his life → a prezzo della vita
at great expense → con grande impiego di mezzi
at my expense → a mie spese (fig) → alle mie spalle
to go to the expense (of) → sobbarcarsi la spesa (di)
regardless of expense → senza badare a spese
to put sb to the expense of → fare affrontare a qn la spesa di
to meet the expense of → affrontare la spesa di
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expend
(ikˈspend) verb to use or spend (supplies etc). uitgee, bestee يُنْفِق، يَصْرِف разходвам gastar utratit; spotřebovat ausgeben bruge; anvende αναλώνω, ξοδεύω gastar, emplear kulutama مصرف کردن؛ خرج کردن kuluttaa dépenser לְהוֹצִיא व्यय करना potrošiti, upotrijebiti (fel)használ menggunakan eyða, nota consumare 費す 소비하다 išleisti, išeikvoti iztērēt; izdot menggunakan verbruiken bruke, anvende, forbruke zużywać خرچول،مصرفول dispender/gastar a cheltui расходовать minúť porabiti trošiti använda, förbruka, lägga ut จ่าย kullanmak 消耗,花費 витрачати خرچ کرنا tiêu dùng 花费,消耗,使用或支出
exˈpenditure (-tʃə) noun the act of spending. the expenditure of money and resources; His expenditure(s) amounted to 500ドル. uitgawe, onkoste إنْفاق، مَصْروف разход gasto spotřeba; útrata die Ausgabe, der Verbrauch forbrug; udgift δαπάνη gasto kulutamine, väljaminek هزینه؛ مصرف kulu dépenses הוצאה व्यय, खर्च izdaci, troškovi kiadás pengeluaran notkun, eyðsla, útgjöld consumo; spesa 支出 지출 eikvojimas, išlaidos izdevumi; patēriņš belanja uitgave forbruk, utgift wydatki خرڅ،مصرف gasto cheltuieli расход spotrebovanie; výdavky poraba trošak förbrukande, förbrukning, utlägg, utgift การใช้จ่าย harcama 支出 використання, витрачання اخراجات sự tiêu dùng 支出
exˈpense (-s) noun1. the spending of money etc; cost. I've gone to a lot of expense to educate you well. uitgawes مَصاريف، نَفَقَه разноски despesa vydání die Unkosten (pl.) udgift έξοδο gasto kulu(d) هزینه kustannus frais הוצאה लागत trošak költség biaya kostnaður spesa, costo 費用 비용, 지출 išlaidos, kaina izdevumi membelanja kosten utgift, kostnad, omkostning wydatek, koszt خرڅ،مصرف despesa cheltuire расход výdavky izdatek trošak utlägg ค่าใช้จ่าย masraf 消耗,花費 витрати ادایگی رقم phí tổn 消耗,花费
2. a cause of spending. What an expense clothes are! onkoste سَبَب للمَصْروف разход despesa zdroj výdajů die Ausgabe udgift δαπάνη, έ ξοδο motivo de gasto väljaminek موجب هزینه؛ مایه خرج meno cause de dépense הוֹצָאוֹת खर्चीला trošak, izdatak kiadás makan biaya kostnaður spesa 物いり 돈이 드는 것 išlaidų reikalaujantis/brangiai atsieinantis daiktas izdevumi memakan belanja uitgave utgift wydatek خرڅ،مصرف despesa cheltuială расход výdavky izdatek trošak utgift, kostnad สาเหตุของการใช้จ่ายเงิน masraf kaynağı 花錢的東西 стаття витрат کسی کام کم مصارف nguyên nhân của sự tiêu tiền 费钱之物
exˈpenses (-siz) noun plural money spent in carrying out a job etc. His firm paid his travelling expenses. koste نَفَقات، مَصاريف разходи despesas výlohy die Spesen udgift; -udgift; omkostning; -omkostning έξοδα gastos kulud مخارج kulut frais הוֹצָאוֹת खर्च troškovi költségek biaya útgjöld spese 経費 경비 išlaidos izdevumi perbelanjaan onkosten utgifter, diett koszta خرڅ،مصرف despesas cheltuieli расходы náklady stroški troškovi omkostnader ค่าใช้จ่ายในการทํางานให้สําเร็จลุล่วง masraflar 費用 витрати کسی کام کے اخراجات công tác phí 费用
exˈpensive (-siv) adjective costing a great deal. expensive clothes. duur ثَمين، غالٍ скъп dispendioso nákladný teuer dyr; kostbar ακριβός caro kallis گران kallis cher יקר महंगा skupo drága mahal dÿr; kostnaðarsamur costoso, caro 高価な 비싼 brangus dārgs mahal duur dyr, kostbar kosztowny ګران dispendioso scump дорогостоящий drahý drag skup dyr แพง pahalı 昂貴的 дорогий مہنگا đắt tiền 昂贵的
at the expense of1. being paid for by; at the cost of. He equipped the expedition at his own expense; At the expense of his health he finally completed the work. prys betaal على نَفَقَة، على حِساب за сметка на às custas de na útraty; na úkor auf Kosten von for egen regning; på bekostning af από την τσέπη κπ., σε βάρος κπ. a costa de (kellegi) kulul, (millegi) hinnaga به حساب؛ به قیمت jnk kustannuksella aux frais de; aux dépens de הוֹצָאוֹת की कीमत पर vlastiti trošak vki költségére atas biaya á kostnað a spese di; a capito di 〜の負担で ...의 비용으로 kieno nors sąskaita uz kāda/kaut kā rēķina sehingga menjejaskan op kosten van, ten koste van på bekostning av na koszt, kosztem په حساب سره à custa de pe cheltuiala; cu preţul ценой чего-л. na účet; na úkor na stroške; za ceno na račun på bekostnad av เป็นค่าใช้จ่าย ...-in hesabına; pahasına 犧牲...,以...為代價 за чийсь рахунок کسی کے خرچ پر giá phải trả 以...为牺牲,以...为代价
2. making (a person) appear ridiculous. He told a joke at his wife's expense. ten koste van على حِساب، سُخْرِيَةً من на гърба на às custas de na účet auf Kosten von på bekostning af σε βάρος κπ. a costa de (kellegi) kulul باعث خندیدن به کسی شدن tehdä naurunalaiseksi aux dépens de עַל חֶשבּוֹן- की कीमत पर na tuđi račun vki, vmi rovására memperolokkan á kostnað e-s a scapito 〜をだしにして ...을 희생하여 pajuokdamas ką pasmejoties par mempersendakan ten koste van på noens bekostning kosztem په چاپورى خندل à custa de/contra? pe seama на чей-л. счёт na účet na račun na račun på ngns bekostnad ทําให้น่าขัน gülünç düşürerek 愚弄某人 з приводу کسی کے نقصان پر làm ai mất uy tín 取笑某人,嘲弄
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expense
n. gasto;
covered ___ -s → ___ -s cubiertos.
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