Expenses Money Make Spend Worth House Travel ɪkˈspens

• the garden was transformed at great expense.
• no expense was spared (= they spent as much money as was needed) to make the party a success.
• he's arranged everything, no expense spared.
• she always travels first-class regardless of expense.

expense

1. the money that you spend on something
• The garden was transformed at great expense.
• No expense was spared (= they spent as much money as was needed) to make the party a success.
• He's arranged everything, no expense spared.
• She always travels first-class regardless of expense.
• The results are well worth the expense.
• house prices
• How much are these? They don’t have a price on them.
• I can’t afford it at that price.
• A new computer system has been installed at a cost of £80 000.
• The winner will receive a prize to the value of £1 000.
• This restaurant is excellent value (= is worth the money it costs).
• to ask/charge a high price
• house prices
• the cost of moving house
• The house now has a market value of one million pounds.
• The garden was transformed at great expense.
• Running a car is a big expense.
• He has a personal net worth of $10 million.
2. something that makes you spend money
• Running a car is a big expense.
3. money spent in doing a particular job, or for a particular purpose
• living/household/medical/legal, etc. expenses
• Can I give you something towards expenses?
• financial help to meet the expenses of an emergency
• The payments he gets barely cover his expenses.
• labour/production costs
• rising costs
• public spending
• More spending on health was promised.
• expenditure on education
• legal expenses
• travel expenses
• High overheads mean small profit margins.
• The best equipment is costly but is well worth the outlay.
4. money that you spend while you are working and which your employer will pay back to you later
• You can claim back your travelling/travel expenses.
• to take a client out for a meal on expenses
• an all-expenses-paid trip
• labour/production costs
• rising costs
• public spending
• More spending on health was promised.
• expenditure on education
• legal expenses
• travel expenses
• High overheads mean small profit margins.
• The best equipment is costly but is well worth the outlay.
5. paid for by somebody
• We were taken out for a meal at the company's expense.
6. if you make a joke at somebody’s expense, you laugh at them and make them feel silly
7. with loss or damage to somebody/something
• He built up the business at the expense of his health.
• an education system that benefits bright children at the expense of those who are slower to learn
8. used to say that you are willing to spend a lot of money
• He always travels first class—expense is no object.
9. to spend money on something
• They went to all the expense of redecorating the house and then they moved.
10. to make somebody spend money on something
• Their visit put us to a lot of expense.

Extra Examples

• He was given a sum of money to cover his travel expenses.
• I think we deserve a night out on expenses.
• Insurance is an ongoing expense.
• It emerged that they had received free first-class travel at the taxpayer’s expense.
• Look for a fund with low expenses.
• Medical expenses can be quite high if you are not insured.
• Meetings, and the time for them, are a considerable management expense.
• My expenses are constantly rising and my income stays the same.
• Net interest expense increased to $5.9 million from $4.1 million.
• No expense was spared to make the party a success.
• No expense was spared= they spent as much money as was needed to make the party a success.
• Operating expenses rose by more than 23% last year.
• Put the cost of the meal on your expense account.
• Relocated employees received grants towards incidental expenses like buying carpets.
• Save the expense of calling out a plumber by learning some of the basics yourself.
• She had to meet the expense herself.
• Start keeping track of deductible expenses such as charitable contributions.
• The accommodation package includes admission to the golf course at no extra expense.
• The bridge was built at public expense.
• The garden was transformed at great expense.
• The guides are unpaid except for basic expenses.
• The process turned out to be a significant capital expense.
• They are claiming expenses for travel and meals.
• They had to repair the damage at their own expense.
• Total employee expenses were up about 6%.
• We will recoup our expenses within 24 months.
• When it came to the wedding, no expense was spared.
• You can claim back the tax on legitimate business expenses.
• You can expect to receive compensation for all expenses arising out of the accident.
• You can reduce your expenses by selling your old car at a good price.
• You will have to pay income tax on the rent you receive, although you can deduct expenses such as insurance.
• You will receive expense reimbursement for up to $5 000 for legal representation.
• Your monthly housing expense should not be greater than 28% of your income.
• a claim large enough to justify the expense of insurance policy premiums
• a commercial traveller staying at the hotel on expenses
• a two-day, all expenses paid trip to London
• in an effort to reduce expenses and boost profits
• your ongoing expenses such as your employees’ salaries
• He’s arranged everything: no expense spared.
• The real expense of the trip was the flights.
• We were taken out for a meal at the company’s expense.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, alteration of Old French espense, from late Latin expensa (pecunia) ‘(money) spent’, from Latin expendere ‘pay out’, from ex- ‘out’ + pendere ‘weigh, pay’.