EXPENSE


Meaning of EXPENSE in English

noun

1.

something expended to secure a benefit or bring about a result

spared no expense in furnishing their home

Synonyms: cost, disbursement, expenditure, outlay

2.

a loss incurred in the course of gaining something

won the war at the expense of many lives

Synonyms: cost, price, toll

Related Word: decrement, forfeit, forfeiture, sacrifice; deprivation, loss

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