expenses meaning

EN[ɪkˈspɛnsɪz]
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Definition of expenses in English Dictionary

• NounBFexpense
  1. plural of expense.
• VerbBFexpensePRexpensingPT, PPexpensed
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of expense.
• More Examples
  1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
     • such knowledge, for the daughter of Andrew Undershaft, will clearly lead to something hopefuller than distributing bread and treacle at the expense of Bodger.
     • The company will reimburse you for your expenses for the business trip.
     • These are the same vulture funds now flying over Greece, holding unrestructured private debt and gloating at the prospects of unwarranted profits at the expense of others’ misfortune.
  2. Used in the Ending of Sentence
     • My stipend for doing public service is barely enough to cover living expenses.
     • It is often suggested that politicians are too inclined to cosy up to big business in order to receive funds for election expenses.

• Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
  1. Nouns
     • Noun forms
       • Noun plural forms
  2. Verbs
     • Verb forms
       • Verb singular forms
         • Third-person singular forms

Other Vocabulary

1. en expense
2. en expanses
3. en expences
4. en expensed
5. fr expansés