EXPENSE

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French, from Late Latin expensa, from Latin, feminine of expensus, past participle of expendere Date: 14th century the act or an instance of expending ; expenditure , 2. something expended to secure a benefit or bring about a result, financial burden or outlay ; cost , an item of business outlay chargeable against revenue for a specific period, a cause or occasion of expenditure , a loss, detriment, or embarrassment that results from some action or gain ; sacrifice , II. transitive verb (~d; expensing) Date: circa 1909 to charge with ~s, 2. to charge to an ~ account, to write off as an ~