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Word: Expense
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, alteration of Old French espense, from late Latin expensa (pecunia) ‘(money) spent’, from Latin expendere ‘pay out’ (see expend)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪkˈspɛns
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛkˈspɛns
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the cost incurred in or required for something
Short Definition:money spent on something
Examples:- conference rooms were equipped at great expense
- book into the best hotel you can find and hang the expense
Word: Expense
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪkˈspɛns
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛkˈspɛns
Dialects: British English
Definition:
offset (an item of expenditure) as an expense against taxable income
Short Definition:offset against taxable income
Examples:- up to $17,500 in capital expenditures can be expensed in the year they were incurred
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