expense

noun
UK: /ɪkˈspens/
US: /ɪkˈspens/

  1. The money that you spend on something.

    1. The travel expense was too high for my budget this month. [ ] [ ]
    2. We need to cut down on our monthly expenses to save more money for the future. [ ] [ ]

  2. Something that costs money; a cost.

    1. Buying a car is a big expense for most people now. [ ] [ ]
    2. The expense of maintaining the old building is becoming too much for the organization. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

cost price expenditure outlay
expense verb

  1. To charge something as a business expense.

    1. Can I expense this lunch to the company account today? [ ] [ ]
    2. The manager decided to expense the cost of the conference to the marketing department. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "expense" in English means: The money that you spend on something., Something that costs money; a cost..

The phonetic transcription of "expense" is /ɪkˈspens/ in British English and /ɪkˈspens/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "expense": cost, price, expenditure, outlay.

Example usage of "expense": "The travel expense was too high for my budget this month.". More examples on the page.