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.
