expense
A spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds.
Noun 2 meanings
A spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds.
“She went to great expense to ensure her children would get the best education.”
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.”
Verb 1 meaning
To 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.”
Etymology
From Middle English expense, from Anglo-Norman expense and Old French espense, from Late Latin expēnsa, from Latin expendō. See expend. Doublet of speso.
EXPENSE at a glance
EXPENSE has 7 letters and scores 16 points in Scrabble (E 1 + X 8 + P 3 + E 1 + N 1 + S 1 + E 1) and 18 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,766 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with expense
All rhymesOne letter away
- EXPANSE16
- EXTENSE14
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