expense

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  1. noun Something spent to attain a goal or accomplish a purpose: an expense of time and energy on the project.
  2. noun A loss for the sake of something gained; a sacrifice: achieved speed at the expense of accuracy.
  3. noun An expenditure of money; a cost: an improvement that was well worth the expense; a trip with all expenses paid.
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  • The only thing Amazon might have to offer to justify the expense is the depth of its catalogue, and at least as things stand now I challenge you to find even ten books you want to read in the Kindle shop.
  • Frankly, with declining contractual reimbursement and recent lower procedural volume, this expense is a major concern and limiting factor for practice growth, including recruitment. —  The Health Care Blog
  • The reason that the net interest expense is actually down or improved by 2 million has mostly to do with the offset interest expense, which is part of this line item known as capitalized interest that was actually lower year-over-year by $1.6 million. —  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
  • Blacksburg Public Works Director Roger Childers said the bulk of the expense is abatement of the asbestos and lead paint. —  news | SJ | http://www.goupstate.com
  • However, investing in business growth and claiming the expense is another story. —  Lazy Man and Money
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cost ·  expenditure ·  benefit ·  income ·  debt ·  fund ·  risk ·  payment ·  charge ·  account ·  plan ·  responsibility

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expense:   expenses
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  1. Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin (pecūnia) expēnsa, (money) paid out, feminine past participle of expendere, to pay out; see expend.

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  1. Until recently also expence; from Middle English expense, expence, from Old French expense, espense = Spanish Portuguese expensas, plural, = Italian spesa, from Middle Latin expensa (sc. pecunia), Latin expensum, money spent, feminine and neuter of Latin expensus, past participle of expendere, expend: see expend.
 

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