expense
expense: n.
1 cost incurred; payment of money.
2 (usu. in pl.) a costs incurred in doing a particular job etc. (will pay your expenses). b an amount paid to reimburse this (offered me 40 per day expenses).
3 a thing that is a cause of much expense (the house is a real expense to run). at the expense of so as to cause loss or damage or discredit to. expense account a list of an employee's expenses payable by the employer. [ME f. AF, alt. of OF espense f. LL expensa (money) spent, past part. of L expendere EXPEND]
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