expense
To charge a cost against an expense accountTo charge a cost against an expense account; to bill something to the company for which one works.
» She tried to lower her expenses.
Sie versuchte, ihre Ausgaben zu senken. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Она постаралась сократить свои расходы. — marafon
Вона спробувала зменшити свої витрати. — olly
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1 sensesTo charge a cost against an expense account; to bill something to the company for which one works.
It should be acceptable to expense a business lunch with a client.
- reduce the estimated value of something
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
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
expenses, expensing, expensed, expensedSynonyms
2 synonyms- reduce the estimated value of something:write offwrite down
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle