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  1. 1. n. A spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure. Source: opted
  2. 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. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. Loss. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures) Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. a detriment or sacrifice Source: wordnet
  6. 6. n. money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer Source: wordnet
  7. 7. v. reduce the estimated value of something Source: wordnet
  8. 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. Source: webster
  9. 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 Source: ecdict

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