"at the expense of" meaning in All languages combined

See at the expense of on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} at the expense of, {{en-PP}} at the expense of
  1. (finance) Paid for by an individual or group. Categories (topical): Finance Translations (paid for by an individual or group): عَلَى حِسَابِ (ʕalā ḥisābi) (Arabic), عَلَى نَفَقَةِ (ʕalā nafaqati) (Arabic), hesabına (Azerbaijani), a conta de (Galician), kosztem (Polish), por conta de (Portuguese), a expensas de (Spanish), a costa de (Spanish), på bekostnad av (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-at_the_expense_of-en-prep_phrase-akvbGWvS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal prepositions, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 10 23 17 Disambiguation of English phrasal prepositions: 69 9 12 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 59 8 15 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 7 17 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 6 9 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 62 17 13 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 65 14 14 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 66 13 15 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 75 10 10 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 66 7 13 14 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 67 5 15 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 61 15 16 7 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 72 8 10 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 66 13 15 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 74 6 10 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 65 14 14 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 50 24 20 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 58 14 18 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 66 14 14 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 79 3 8 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 63 14 16 7 Topics: business, finance Disambiguation of 'paid for by an individual or group': 98 0 1 1
  2. (by extension, idiomatic) At one's responsibility. Tags: broadly, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-at_the_expense_of-en-prep_phrase-GWmxte3r
  3. (figurative) In a way as to harm somebody or something; to the detriment of. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: at one's expense Translations (in a way as to harm somebody or something): عَلَى حِسَابِ (ʕalā ḥisābi) (Arabic), hesabına (Azerbaijani), bahasına (Azerbaijani), au détriment de (French), a conta de (Galician), tō dare [with-genitive] (Old English), kosztem (Polish), à custa de (Portuguese), às custas de (Portuguese), a costa de (Spanish), a costo de (Spanish), a cuenta de (Spanish), a expensas de (Spanish), till priset av (Swedish), på bekostnad av (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-at_the_expense_of-en-prep_phrase-RKyOOslg Disambiguation of 'in a way as to harm somebody or something': 1 0 99 0
  4. (figurative) Of a joke, deriding someone. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-at_the_expense_of-en-prep_phrase-bYkN5zHi
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