expense

Definition:
1. The money that you spend on something.
2. Amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures.
3. A detriment or sacrifice.
4. Money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer.

Use 'expense' in a sentence:

• 1. You'll need £ 200 minimum for your holiday expenses.
• 2. Travel expenses will be recoverable from the company.
• 3. You should keep a record of your expenses.
• 4. Taking out travel insurance may seem an unnecessary expense, but it is a must.
• 5. Make sure your claims for expenses are submitted by the end of the month.
• 6. We were taken out for a meal at the company's expense.
• 7. You should record all your expenses during your trip.
• 8. He put Elizabeth's motel bill and airfare on his expense account.
• 9. Part of the auto-loan interest is deductible as a business expense.
• 10. They went to all the expense of redecorating the house and then they moved.
• 11. Just think of the expense!
• 12. I'll try to save him the expense of a flight from Perth.
• 13. The expense is prohibitive.
• 14. He always travels first class—expense is no object.
• 15. $ 100 should cover your expenses.
• 16. I think he's having fun at our expense.
• 17. After having her expense claims overruled, she took the money from petty cash.
• 18. She gave me some money to cover any miscellaneous expenses.
• 19. What expenses can you offset against tax?
• 20. He built up the business at the expense of his health.
• 21. All respondents were afraid of making a high expense claim.
• 22. Is Citi Bike rolling up riders at their expense?
• 23. I thought it was understood that my expenses would be paid.
• 24. The results are well worth the expense.
• 25. Oh, let's get two and hang the expense!
• 26. She always travels first-class regardless of expense.
• 27. Can I give you something towards expenses?
• 28. A little forward planning at the outset can save you a lot of expense.
• 29. While many parents are putting money aside for college tuition, some are taking on another big expense: buying cars for their teenagers.
• 30. She filled in an expenses claim and her manager OK'd it.
• 31. The garden was transformed at great expense.
• 32. My mother's hospital expenses were slowly draining my income.
• 33. No expense was spared to make the party a success.
• 34. No expense was spared in furnishing the new office.
• 35. Their visit put us to a lot of expense.
• 36. I was tired of his cheap jokes at my expense.
• 37. They often make jokes at each other's expense.
• 38. Running a car is a big expense.
• 39. The payments he gets barely cover his expenses.
• 40. Leaving the expense aside, do we actually need a second car?
• 41. The orchestra has more discipline now, but at the expense of spirit.
• 42. Let's celebrate and damn the expense!
• 43. Her fame was bought at the expense of her marriage.
• 44. The new house really wasn't worth all the expense involved.
• 45. He can comfortably afford the extra expense.
• 46. He's arranged everything, no expense spared.