"operating expense" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: operating expenses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} operating expense (plural operating expenses)
  1. (business, accounting) Any expense incurred in running a business, such as sales and administration, as opposed to production. Categories (topical): Accounting, Business Synonyms: OPEX
    Sense id: en-operating_expense-en-noun-1V9NriCI Topics: accounting, business, finance
  2. (business, accounting) The money an entity spends in order to turn inventory into throughput. Categories (topical): Accounting, Business
    Sense id: en-operating_expense-en-noun-XsKa6xFT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Topics: accounting, business, finance

Inflected forms

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