expense
A spending or consuming, often a disbursement of fundsA spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds.
» She tried to lower her expenses.
Sie versuchte, ihre Ausgaben zu senken.
Она постаралась сократить свои расходы.
Вона спробувала зменшити свої витрати.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds.
She went to great expense to ensure her children would get the best education.
Buying the car was a big expense, but will be worth it in the long run.
Ausgabe, Aufwand
расхо́дrasxód
розхі́дrozxíd, вида́токvydátok
(countable, uncountable)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.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Loss.
Verlust
расхо́дrasxód
- a detriment or sacrifice
- amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
- money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer
Examples
301 sentencesShe tried to lower her expenses.
Вона спробувала зменшити свої витрати. — olly
ruОна постаралась сократить свои расходы. — marafon
deSie versuchte, ihre Ausgaben zu senken. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
They had great fun at my expense.
Вони дуже добре позабавилися за мій рахунок. — deniko
deSie hatten viel Spaß auf meine Kosten. — Wolf
One thousand dollars will cover all the expenses for the party.
Тисяча доларів покриє всі затрати на вечірку. — deniko
ruШтука баксов покроет все затраты на вечеринку. — timsa
He calculated the expenses.
Він підрахував витрати. — deniko
ruОн подсчитал расходы. — afyodor
Tom calculated his expenses.
Том підрахував свої витрати. — deniko
ruТом подсчитал свои расходы. — marafon
deTom berechnete seine Ausgaben. — Naina
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English expense, from Anglo-Norman expense and Old French espense, from Late LFrom Middle English expense, from Anglo-Norman expense and Old French espense, from Late Latin expēnsa, from Latin expendō. See expend. Doublet of speso.
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Forms
plural: expensesSynonyms
7 synonyms- amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures):disbursaldisbursement
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable