expense

noun

A spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds.

The elimination or consumption of something, sometimes with the notion of loss or damage to the thing eliminated.

(obsolete) Loss.

verb

(transitive) To charge a cost against an expense account; to bill something to the company for which one works.

Roots

pendopens- · Latin · hang, weigh

Synonyms for expense

costsn disbursementn expendituren outlayn spendingn outgoingsadj liabilitiesn chargesn paymentn

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