Definitions

expense

[ik-spens] / ɪkˈspɛns /

NOUN

cost, payment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amount budget charge consumption debt expenditure insurance investment liability loan loss mortgage obligation outlay payroll price price tag rate risk spending sum tariff value

STRONG

assessment bite debit decrement deprivation disbursement duty forfeit forfeiture outdo output overhead responsibility sacrifice surcharge toll upkeep worth

WEAK

bottom line out of pocket

Antonyms

STRONGEST

asset

STRONG

irresponsibility

Example Sentences

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Maybe I even think that making a joke at my own expense will lead him to talk to me more.

From Literature

What would be a good arrangement for handling our monthly expenses if we were to live in one house and rent out the other?

From MarketWatch

Those 53 funds are getting a 27% fee reduction on average, bringing Vanguard’s average expense ratio across all funds to 0.06%, or 60 cents annually on a $1,000 investment, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“That money does not represent accomplishments in the ring—the majority of it came at the expense of my wife’s dignity,” Oleksy told Us Weekly in July.

From MarketWatch

Noah often cheers on the stars in the crowd rather than making jokes at their expense.

From The Wall Street Journal

expense

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