expense

Example Sentences

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Adobe plans to focus on its “freemium” artificial-intelligence offerings in an effort to grow its user base at the expense of short-term annualized recurring revenue growth amid plans for its finance chief to step down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

If he was to replay that scene in his head almost four years on, he would surely find it difficult not to chuckle at his own expense.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The expense of eating out far outpaced grocery price hikes in recent years, making the value gap hard to ignore.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The Templeton Emerging Markets Fund’s gross expenses come to 1.35% of assets under management annually, but there is a temporary waiver of some expenses so that the current net expense ratio is 1.34%.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Instead, his appearance was absurd—the empty tract of his chin was at the expense of a worried, overpopulated forehead.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan