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expense

nounfemininegeneral usevery common/dɨʃˈpezɐ/des·pe·sa

Definition

1

An amount of money spent or to be spent; expenditure.

Usage examples

“We have to reduce household expenses this month.”
“The company presented a detailed report of its expenses.”

Common combinations

control expensescurrent expensesextraordinary expensesrepresentation expenses

Idiomatic expressions

  • cut expenses
  • overhead expenses