单词 | expense |
释义 | expense —expenseless, adj. /ik spens"/, n. , v. , expensed, expensing. n. 1. cost or 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, a. charges incurred during a business assignment or trip. b. money paid as reimbursement for such charges: to receive a salary and expenses. 5. at the expense of, at the sacrifice of; to the detriment of: quantity at the expense of quality. v.t. 6. to charge or write off as an expense. v.i. 7. to be expensed. [1350-1400; ME < LL expensa, n. use of fem. of expensus, ptp. of expendere to EXPEND] Syn. 1. outlay, expenditure. See price. |
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