expense
A spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds.
Example
“She went to great expense to ensure her children would get the best education.”
Other meanings
The elimination or consumption of something, sometimes with the notion of loss or damage to the thing eliminated.
“Jones reached the final at the expense of Smith, who couldn't beat him.”
Related words
- at the expense of
- capital expense
- incidental expense
- operating expense
- expense account
- all-expense
- spare no expense
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "expendō".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “expense” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.