"expense" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪkˈspɛns/ Audio: en-us-expense.ogg [US] Forms: expense [singular], expenses [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An expense is something for which you spend money. Synonyms: cost, charge
    Sense id: simple-expense-en-noun-7-Jm1h4m
  2. An expense is an amount of money that you spend. Synonyms: cost, charge
    Sense id: simple-expense-en-noun-ohOki8hf
  3. If you do x at the expense of y, x hurts y because it makes y have less money, less time, less social status, etc. Synonyms: cost
    Sense id: simple-expense-en-noun-rSM3skKT
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    },
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        {
          "text": "Food is a huge expense for many people around the world."
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        {
          "text": "If your income is less than your expenses, you have a serious problem."
        },
        {
          "text": "The company paid all of his expenses when he was in Shanghai."
        },
        {
          "text": "The building was repaired at great expense."
        }
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        }
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    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She often makes jokes at her own expense."
        },
        {
          "text": "We have to decide whether safety at the expense of freedom is worth the cost."
        }
      ],
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    }
  ],
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "Food is a huge expense for many people around the world."
        }
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        },
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        },
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          "text": "The building was repaired at great expense."
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          "text": "She often makes jokes at her own expense."
        },
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          "text": "We have to decide whether safety at the expense of freedom is worth the cost."
        }
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "cost"
        }
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      "ipa": "/ɪkˈspɛns/"
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