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expense

[ik-spens] / ɪkˈspɛns /


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Buying cheaply on confidential information comes at the seller’s expense; selling before bad news leaves the buyer exposed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

That was the Lazzeri that emerged as we chatted: confident but clear-eyed, knowing he needs to keep el Norte happy — but not at the expense of his patria.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

“Hyperscaler cash balances are being drawn down, debt issuance is rising quickly, and incremental interest expense drag is building,” they said.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

But total losses and loss-adjustment expense rose 8.5%, and the ratio of claims and expenses to premiums rose to 91.4% from 84.3%.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

But about your bill: I ought to tell you that my steward was quite cross, as he had no record of approving such an expense.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Uncertainty pushes people to "avoid expenses that aren't strictly necessary, and that obviously affects consumption," financial analyst Amilcar Ferreira told AFP.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

It’s great that you have $400 saved, but an emergency fund should have about six months’ worth of expenses in it.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

State Farm General, its California home-insurance subsidiary, racked up a $5.9 billion underwriting loss over the past decade, paying an average of $1.25 in claims and expenses for every $1 of premium collected, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

These can be paired with a tax-advantaged health savings account, which allows people to save money for their medical expenses.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026

Maggie’s future schooling and living expenses were to be secretly funded by Elisha.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

The company also expects to receive $126 million in pretax tariff refunds for trade duties expensed this year and last.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

The largest spend is on the equipment that fills data centers, which gets expensed over 5½ years in Meta’s case.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025

Asked why he expensed Uber rides when he had a take-home car provided by the union, he said the rides were for members doing union business.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2025

But LaPierre conceded he wrongly expensed private flights for his family and accepted vacations from vendors doing business with the nonprofit gun rights organization without disclosing them.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2024

There were at Athens various funds, applicable to public purposes; one of which, and among the most considerable, was appropriated for the expensed of sacrifices, processions, festivals, spectacles, and of the theatres.

From The Mirror Of Literature, Amusement, And Instruction Volume 14, No. 391, September 26, 1829 by Various

Asked about Farage expensing the party, a spokesperson for Reform UK told the Guardian: "As a standard practice, we do not comment on security matters."

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

The AI boom is the main driver, but deregulation and the 2025 tax reforms, especially 100% business expensing, have also provided a lift.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

That 100% expensing provision was restored and made permanent last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

They should improve upon the investment provisions in the tax act by making all the expensing provisions permanent, for instance.

From Barron's ● Apr. 17, 2026

By being placed in the centre of the clearing, an assault could not be made without expensing the assailants, and the spring always assured to the garrison the great requisite, water.

From Wyandotte by James Fenimore Cooper


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