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expense

[ik-spens] / ɪkˈspɛns /


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The Templeton Emerging Markets Equity Fund’s net expense ratio for its Advisor share class is 1.14%.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

"Do we still need it, given that we will have to develop it at great expense?"

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Katz wrote in an email that the extra expense of around $2,000 per device were “cost prohibitive and detrimental to public safety.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

That pressure will likely continue as long as investors are worried about the health of the consumer and money keeps pouring into artificial intelligence plays at the expense of other stocks.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Jenna and Audrey shared a laugh, and I didn’t care at all that it was at my expense.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence




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