expense

noun · verbB1

Định nghĩa theo từ loại

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

expensesexpence

1.
(countable, uncountable)A spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds.
She went to great expense to ensure her children would get the best education.
Buying the car was a big expense, but will be worth it in the long run.
We had a training weekend in New York, at the expense of our company.
2.
(countable, uncountable)The elimination or consumption of something, sometimes with the notion of loss or damage to the thing eliminated.
Jones reached the final at the expense of Smith, who couldn't beat him.
3.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Loss.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

expenses

V_ing/Gerund

expensing

V_ed/pp

expensedexpence

1.
(transitive)To charge a cost against an expense account; to bill something to the company for which one works.
It should be acceptable to expense a business lunch with a client.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

cost charge outlaydisbursementexpenditure payment

Cùng gốc / liên quan

expend expensive

Từ có viền nét liền là đã có mục từ; viền nét đứt là chưa có trong dữ liệu.

Topic liên quan

Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Middle English expense, from expense and Old French espense, from expēnsa, from Latin expendō. See expend. speso.