"expense" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪkˈspɛns/ Audio: en-us-expense.ogg Forms: expenses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛns Etymology: From Middle English expense, from Anglo-Norman expense and Old French espense, from Late Latin expēnsa, from Latin expendō. See expend. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)pend-}}, {{inh|en|enm|expense}} Middle English expense, {{der|en|xno|expense}} Anglo-Norman expense, {{der|en|fro|espense}} Old French espense, {{der|en|LL.|expēnsa}} Late Latin expēnsa, {{der|en|la|expendō}} Latin expendō Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} expense (countable and uncountable, plural expenses)
  1. A spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure): δαπάνη (dapánē) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), صَرْف (ṣarf) [masculine] (Arabic), مَصْرُوف (maṣrūf) [masculine] (Arabic), مَصَارِيف (maṣārīf) [plural] (Arabic), xərc (Azerbaijani), расхо́д (rasxód) [masculine] (Belarusian), выда́так (vydátak) [masculine] (Belarusian), ра́зход (rázhod) [masculine] (Bulgarian), изразхо́дване (izrazhódvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), despesa [feminine] (Catalan), 費用 (Chinese Mandarin), 费用 (fèiyòng) (Chinese Mandarin), výdej [masculine] (Czech), náklad [masculine] (Czech), uitgave [feminine] (Dutch), elspezo (Esperanto), dépense [feminine] (French), spese [feminine] (Friulian), Ausgabe [feminine] (German), Aufwand [masculine] (German), ख़र्च (xarc) [masculine] (Hindi), व्यय (vyay) (Hindi), लागत (lāgat) (Hindi), költség (Hungarian), spesa [feminine] (Italian), 支出 (shishutsu) (alt: ししゅつ) (Japanese), 費用 (hiyō) (alt: ひよう) (Japanese), қаржы (qarjy) (Kazakh), 비용 (biyong) (alt: 費用) (Korean), каржы (karjı) (Kyrgyz), speisa [feminine] (Ladin), sūmptus [masculine] (Latin), зардал (zardal) (Mongolian), baasii (Oromo), Kost [feminine] (Plautdietsch), Priess [masculine] (Plautdietsch), ekspens [masculine] (Polish), nakład [masculine] (Polish), wydatek [masculine] (Polish), despesa [feminine] (Portuguese), cheltuială [feminine] (Romanian), расхо́д (rasxód) [masculine] (Russian), spisa [feminine] (Sicilian), výdavok [masculine] (Slovak), náklad [masculine] (Slovak), gasto [masculine] (Spanish), dispendio [masculine] (Spanish), expendio [masculine] (Spanish), expensa [feminine] (Spanish), bayarin (Tagalog), செலவு (celavu) (Tamil), wyai (Tocharian B), masraf (Turkish), розхі́д (rozxíd) [masculine] (Ukrainian), вида́ток (vydátok) [masculine] (Ukrainian), spexa [feminine] (Venetian), fräd (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-expense-en-noun-7piMQ0W7 Disambiguation of 'a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure': 86 6 8
  2. The elimination or consumption of something, sometimes with the notion of loss or damage to the thing eliminated. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (that which is expended, laid out, or consumed): δαπάνη (dapánē) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), ра́зход (rázhod) [masculine] (Bulgarian), разно́ски (raznóski) [plural] (Bulgarian), útrata [feminine] (Czech), vydání [neuter] (Czech), výdaj [masculine] (Czech), kustannus (Finnish), kulu (Finnish), प्रयुक्त (prayukt) (Hindi), उपभुक्त (upbhukt) (Hindi), mänö (Ingrian), kulu (Ingrian), costas [masculine] (Irish), impensa [feminine] (Latin), impendium [neuter] (Latin), seamă [feminine] (Romanian), расхо́д (rasxód) [masculine] (Russian), utgift [common-gender] (Swedish), bekostnad [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-expense-en-noun-4iJifZQE Disambiguation of 'that which is expended, laid out, or consumed': 21 44 35
  3. (obsolete) Loss. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Categories (topical): Money Synonyms (that which is expended): cost, charge, outlay, disbursement, expenditure, payment Translations (loss): kulu (Finnish), Verlust [masculine] (German), हानि (hāni) (Hindi), घाटा (ghāṭā) (Hindi), mänö (Ingrian), kulu (Ingrian), perdita [feminine] (Italian), förlust (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-expense-en-noun-EFLNtb4v Disambiguation of Money: 9 7 54 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Friulian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Kyrgyz translations, Terms with Ladin translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Mongolian translations, Terms with Oromo translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sicilian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Tamil translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Tocharian B translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Venetian translations, Terms with Volapük translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 34 50 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 20 57 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 22 60 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 32 53 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 11 17 55 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 7 13 72 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 8 15 68 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 8 15 67 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 15 66 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 8 15 67 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 8 11 57 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 8 13 66 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 6 14 71 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 15 66 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 13 68 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Friulian translations: 8 15 66 10 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 14 67 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 8 16 64 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 6 17 68 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 7 14 69 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 8 15 67 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 6 13 71 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 6 13 71 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 8 15 68 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 8 15 66 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Kyrgyz translations: 8 15 66 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Ladin translations: 6 14 70 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 6 13 71 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 7 17 62 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Mongolian translations: 5 13 73 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Oromo translations: 6 15 69 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 2 6 89 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 18 59 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 15 68 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 8 15 66 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 13 71 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Sicilian translations: 8 15 66 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 8 15 68 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 6 15 69 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 8 15 68 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 8 15 67 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Tamil translations: 8 15 68 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 6 15 69 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Tocharian B translations: 2 8 87 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 8 15 68 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 8 15 66 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Venetian translations: 8 17 62 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 6 13 71 10 Disambiguation of 'that which is expended': 29 17 54 Disambiguation of 'loss': 2 14 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: expence [obsolete] Derived forms: all-expense, at the expense of, capital expense, expense account, incidental expense, operating expense, spare no expense Related terms: expend, expensive

Verb

IPA: /ɪkˈspɛns/ Audio: en-us-expense.ogg Forms: expenses [present, singular, third-person], expensing [participle, present], expensed [participle, past], expensed [past]
Rhymes: -ɛns Etymology: From Middle English expense, from Anglo-Norman expense and Old French espense, from Late Latin expēnsa, from Latin expendō. See expend. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)pend-}}, {{inh|en|enm|expense}} Middle English expense, {{der|en|xno|expense}} Anglo-Norman expense, {{der|en|fro|espense}} Old French espense, {{der|en|LL.|expēnsa}} Late Latin expēnsa, {{der|en|la|expendō}} Latin expendō Head templates: {{en-verb}} expense (third-person singular simple present expenses, present participle expensing, simple past and past participle expensed)
  1. (transitive) To charge a cost against an expense account; to bill something to the company for which one works. Tags: transitive Derived forms: expense magazine, a small magazine containing ammunition for immediate use (english: Henry Lee Scot Military Dictionary) [military, war, government, politics]
    Sense id: en-expense-en-verb-itySbsjn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: expence [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "She went to great expense to ensure her children would get the best education.",
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          "text": "Buying the car was a big expense, but will be worth it in the long run.",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "text": "We had a training weekend in New York, at the expense of our company.",
          "type": "example"
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          "ref": "c. 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 44:",
          "text": "Husband nature's riches from expense.",
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          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "word": "xərc"
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          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "rasxód",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "расхо́д"
        },
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          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
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          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "vydátak",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "выда́так"
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          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "rázhod",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ра́зход"
        },
        {
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "izrazhódvane",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "изразхо́дване"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "despesa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "word": "費用"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "fèiyòng",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "word": "费用"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "výdej"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "náklad"
        },
        {
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "uitgave"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "word": "elspezo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "dépense"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "code": "fur",
          "lang": "Friulian",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "spese"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Ausgabe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Aufwand"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "dapánē",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "δαπάνη"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "xarc",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ख़र्च"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "vyay",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "word": "व्यय"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "lāgat",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "word": "लागत"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "word": "költség"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "spesa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "alt": "ししゅつ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shishutsu",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "word": "支出"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "alt": "ひよう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "hiyō",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "word": "費用"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "qarjy",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "word": "қаржы"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "alt": "費用",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "biyong",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "word": "비용"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "karjı",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "word": "каржы"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "code": "lld",
          "lang": "Ladin",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "speisa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sūmptus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "zardal",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "word": "зардал"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "code": "om",
          "lang": "Oromo",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "word": "baasii"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Kost"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Priess"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ekspens"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "nakład"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "wydatek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "despesa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "cheltuială"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "rasxód",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "расхо́д"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 6 8",
          "code": "scn",
          "lang": "Sicilian",
          "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "spisa"
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            "war",
            "government",
            "politics"
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      "word": "at the expense of"
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      "word": "capital expense"
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      "word": "expense account"
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      "word": "incidental expense"
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      "word": "operating expense"
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      "word": "spare no expense"
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          "text": "Buying the car was a big expense, but will be worth it in the long run.",
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        {
          "text": "We had a training weekend in New York, at the expense of our company.",
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          "text": "Husband nature's riches from expense.",
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          "ref": "c. 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 30:",
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      "sense": "that which is expended",
      "word": "cost"
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      "sense": "that which is expended",
      "word": "outlay"
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      "sense": "that which is expended",
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      "sense": "that which is expended",
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      "roman": "ṣarf",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
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      "word": "xərc"
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      "roman": "rasxód",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "расхо́д"
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      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "tags": [
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "rázhod",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izrazhódvane",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "изразхо́дване"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "despesa"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "word": "費用"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fèiyòng",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "word": "费用"
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      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "výdej"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "náklad"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "uitgave"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "word": "elspezo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dépense"
    },
    {
      "code": "fur",
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "spese"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ausgabe"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Aufwand"
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      "code": "grc",
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      "roman": "dapánē",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "δαπάνη"
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    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "xarc",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "ख़र्च"
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    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "vyay",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "word": "व्यय"
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "lāgat",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "word": "लागत"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "word": "költség"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "spesa"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ししゅつ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shishutsu",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "word": "支出"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ひよう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hiyō",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "word": "費用"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "qarjy",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "word": "қаржы"
    },
    {
      "alt": "費用",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "biyong",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "word": "비용"
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    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "karjı",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "word": "каржы"
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      "code": "lld",
      "lang": "Ladin",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "speisa"
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    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "sūmptus"
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      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "zardal",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "word": "зардал"
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      "code": "om",
      "lang": "Oromo",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "word": "baasii"
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      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Kost"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Priess"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ekspens"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nakład"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wydatek"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "despesa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cheltuială"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasxód",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "расхо́д"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "spisa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "výdavok"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "náklad"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gasto"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dispendio"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "expendio"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "expensa"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "word": "bayarin"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "celavu",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "word": "செலவு"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "word": "wyai"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "word": "masraf"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "rozxíd",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "розхі́д"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vydátok",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "вида́ток"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetian",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "spexa"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure",
      "word": "fräd"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "rázhod",
      "sense": "that which is expended, laid out, or consumed",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ра́зход"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "raznóski",
      "sense": "that which is expended, laid out, or consumed",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "разно́ски"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "that which is expended, laid out, or consumed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "útrata"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "that which is expended, laid out, or consumed",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "vydání"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "that which is expended, laid out, or consumed",
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      "word": "výdaj"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "that which is expended, laid out, or consumed",
      "word": "kustannus"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "that which is expended, laid out, or consumed",
      "word": "kulu"
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      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "dapánē",
      "sense": "that which is expended, laid out, or consumed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "δαπάνη"
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    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "prayukt",
      "sense": "that which is expended, laid out, or consumed",
      "word": "प्रयुक्त"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "upbhukt",
      "sense": "that which is expended, laid out, or consumed",
      "word": "उपभुक्त"
    },
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      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "that which is expended, laid out, or consumed",
      "word": "mänö"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "that which is expended, laid out, or consumed",
      "word": "kulu"
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    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "that which is expended, laid out, or consumed",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "costas"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "that which is expended, laid out, or consumed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "impensa"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "that which is expended, laid out, or consumed",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "that which is expended, laid out, or consumed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "seamă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasxód",
      "sense": "that which is expended, laid out, or consumed",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "расхо́д"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "that which is expended, laid out, or consumed",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "that which is expended, laid out, or consumed",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "bekostnad"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "loss",
      "word": "kulu"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "loss",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Verlust"
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    {
      "code": "hi",
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      "roman": "hāni",
      "sense": "loss",
      "word": "हानि"
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      "code": "hi",
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      "roman": "ghāṭā",
      "sense": "loss",
      "word": "घाटा"
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      "code": "izh",
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      "sense": "loss",
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      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "loss",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "sv",
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}

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      "word": "expense magazine"
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          "text": "It should be acceptable to expense a business lunch with a client.",
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        "(transitive) To charge a cost against an expense account; to bill something to the company for which one works."
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