| 释义 |
expend /ik-spendˈ/ transitive verb- To lay out (money)
- To employ or consume in any way
- To spend
ORIGIN: L expendere, from ex- out, and pendere, pēnsum to weigh expendabilˈity noun expendˈable adjective That may be expended, esp that may be sacrificed to achieve some end (also noun) expendˈably adverb expendˈer noun expendˈiture noun - The act of expending
- Something which is expended
- The process of using up
- Money spent
expense /-pensˈ/ noun - Expenditure
- Outlay
- Cost
- A payment, debt or amount of an asset used up in the course of business activity during a particular accounting period
- (in pl) money from one's own pocket spent in the performance of one's job, etc
- Such money reimbursed by one's company, etc or an allowance made to cover the amount usually spent
- (in pl) costs in a lawsuit (Scots law)
transitive verb- To treat as an expense for tax purposes
- To charge an item as a cost in a profit and loss account (bookkeeping)
expensˈive adjective - Causing or requiring much expense
- Costly
- Lavish
expensˈively adverb expensˈiveness noun expendable launch vehicle noun (space flight) A launch system that is made up of expendable stages and has no recoverable parts (abbrev ELV) expense account or expenses account noun - An arrangement by which expenses incurred during the performance of an employee's duties are reimbursed by the employer
- A statement of such incurred expenses
at the expense of - To the cost or detriment of (often at someone's expense)
- With the loss or sacrifice of
be at the expense of To pay the cost of |