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1839 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 1 555 Expenditure in the same year: total, 14,126l., viz., salaries, 765l.;..office expenses, 439l.; investment in funds, 276l.

1887 ‘M. Twain’ Lett. to Publishers (1967) 233 On first 10,000, we deduct $5,000 office expenses and $1750 for author.

1972 P. Griffin A-Z Office Guide 86 They [sc. IOUs] should not be allowed to build up to a point when cash becomes short for office expenses.