n. Function: noun
1 something expended to secure a benefit or bring about a result FF1C; spared no expense in furnishing their home FF1E;
Synonyms: cost, disbursement, expenditure, outlay
2 a loss incurred in the course of gaining something FF1C; won the war at the expense of many lives FF1E;
Synonyms: cost, price, toll
Related Words: decrement, forfeit, forfeiture, sacrifice; deprivation, loss