as in cost
a payment made in the course of achieving a result
they spared no expense in building the house of their dreams
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Recent Examples of expense
Many sellers raise prices Sarah Wells, whose Sarah Wells Bags sells totes and breast milk coolers, has raised prices by 10% to 15% to offset some of her tariff expenses.
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Alina Selyukh, NPR, 30 May 2025
When Bruce took two trips from San Diego to suburban Washington, D.C., with his labor union leaders, and submitted $3,500 in expense reports for a daily rate, hotel, taxis, and airfare.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 29 May 2025
As a percentage of total revenue, SG&A expenses were 36 percent, a decrease of 32 basis points year-over-year.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 29 May 2025
Archway Homes will buy the home and make the repairs needed, relieving the sellers of the hassle and expense.
—Archway Homes, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2025
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Alina Selyukh, NPR, 30 May 2025
When Bruce took two trips from San Diego to suburban Washington, D.C., with his labor union leaders, and submitted $3,500 in expense reports for a daily rate, hotel, taxis, and airfare.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 29 May 2025
As a percentage of total revenue, SG&A expenses were 36 percent, a decrease of 32 basis points year-over-year.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 29 May 2025
Archway Homes will buy the home and make the repairs needed, relieving the sellers of the hassle and expense.
—Archway Homes, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expense
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With Bayern aiming to reduce their wage bill, the Wirtz signing would have come at the cost of at least an extra €20million (£16.8m, $22.7m) per year, on top of a transfer fee somewhere between €100m and €150m.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Associations struggling with the cost of full association management may wish to consider at least financial management.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2025
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The important conversation now is not whether Wirtz was worth that expenditure.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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However, a key point of consideration is CEG’s history of negative free cash flow, indicating substantial capital expenditures that add on to negative cash flows from operations.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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“Expense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expense. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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