| Library / English Dictionary |
EXPENSE
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A detriment or sacrifice
Example:
at the expense of
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("expense" is a kind of...):
detriment; hurt (a damage or loss)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
Synonyms:
disbursal; disbursement; expense
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("expense" is a kind of...):
cost (the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "expense"):
business expense; trade expense (ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in a taxpayer's business or trade)
interest expense (interest paid on loans)
lobbying expense (expenses incurred in promoting or evaluating legislation)
medical expense (amount spent for diagnosis or treatment or prevention of medical problems)
non-cash expense (an expense (such as depreciation) that is not paid for in cash)
moving expense (the cost of moving your residence from one location to another)
budget items; operating cost; operating expense; overhead (the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes)
personal expense (the cost of personal or family living)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer
Example:
he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("expense" is a kind of...):
expenditure; outgo; outlay; spending (money paid out; an amount spent)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "expense"):
incidental; incidental expense; minor expense ((frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified)
travel expense ((frequently plural) expenses incurred by an employee in the performance of the job and usually reimbursed by the employer)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Reduce the estimated value of something
Example:
For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer
Synonyms:
expense; write down; write off
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "expense" is one way to...):
depreciate (lower the value of something)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Context examples:
I'll get myself up regardless of expense tomorrow and be a satisfaction to my friends.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
Never mind expense. Put him under the X-ray—anything.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
The housekeeper came forward, and told them it was a picture of a young gentleman, the son of her late master's steward, who had been brought up by him at his own expense.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
And extremely acceptable it is, for we must live at a great expense while we are here.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
His nose was turned upwards, which increased the good-humoured effect of his countenance at the expense of its dignity.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Chromosomal translocation is involved in repairing broken DNA and in maintaining cell viability at the expense of long term genomic stability.
(Chromosomal Translocation Process, NCI Thesaurus)
Costs that are incurred for common or joint expenses at an institution by grant or contract activities which cannot be specifically identified with a particular user.
(Facilities and Administrative Costs, NCI Thesaurus)
It does not cover all medical expenses or the cost of most long-term care.
(Medicare, NIH)
The interactions between two organisms, one of which lives at the expense of the other.
(Host-Parasite Relationship, NCI Thesaurus)
You buy a plan or policy, and the company agrees to pay part of your expenses when you need medical care.
(Health Insurance, NIH)
