Thesaurus: expense

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1. n. A spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure.
2. n. That which is expended, laid out, or consumed; cost; outlay; charge; -- sometimes with the notion of loss or damage to those on whom the expense falls; as, the expenses of war; an expense of time.
3. n. Loss.
4. n. amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
5. n. a detriment or sacrifice
6. n. money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer
7. v. reduce the estimated value of something
8. 1. A spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure. Husband nature's riches from expense. Shak. 2. That which is expended, laid out, or consumed; cost; outlay; charge; -- sometimes with the notion of loss or damage to those on whom the expense falls; as, the expenses of war; an expense of time. Courting popularity at his party's expense. Brougham. 3. Loss. [Obs.] Shak. And moan the expense of many a vanished sight. Spenser. Expense magazine (Mil.), a small magazine containing ammunition for immediate use. H. L. Scott.
9. n:100 n. amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures) n. a detriment or sacrifice n. money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer v. reduce the estimated value of something