expense
noun(ex-pense)
the act or an instance of expending : expenditure
expense
noun(ex-pense)
something expended to secure a benefit or bring about a result
expense
noun(ex-pense)
financial burden or outlay : cost
expense
verb(ex-pense)
to charge with expenses
expense
verb(ex-pense)
to charge to an expense account
expense
verb(ex-pense)
to write off as an expense
expense
noun(ex-pense)
an account of expenses reimbursable to an employee; also : the right of charging expenses to such an account
expense
idiom(ex-pense)
paid for by someone
expense
idiom(ex-pense)
—used of a joke about or laughter at a person that might cause embarrassment
expense
idiom(ex-pense)
in a way that harms (something or someone)
expense
idiom(ex-pense)
to spend money on something
expense
idiom(ex-pense)
to spend as much money as needed in order to make something as good as possible