Synonyms for expense
ɪkˈspɛnsex·pense

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1. expensenoun

   That which is expended, laid out, or consumed. Sometimes with the notion of loss or damage to those on whom the expense falls.

   Jones reached the final at the expense of Jones, who couldnt beat him.

   Synonyms:
   cost, charge, outlay

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1. expense

   The cost of a thing is whatever one surrenders or gives up for it, intentionally or unintentionally, or even unconsciously; expense is what is laid out by calculation or intention. We say, "he won his fame at the cost of his life;" "I know it to my cost;" we speak of a joke at another's expense; at another's cost would seem to make it a more serious matter. There is a tendency to use cost of what we pay for a possession, expense of what we pay for a service; we speak of the cost of goods, the expense of making up. Outlay is used of some definite expenditure, as for the purchase of supplies; outgo of a steady drain or of incidental expenses. See PRICE.

   Synonyms:
   cost, expenditure, outgo, outlay

   Antonyms:
   gain, income, proceeds, product, profit, profits, receipt, receipts, return, returns

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1. expense

   Synonyms:
   price, cost, charge, payment, expenditure, outlay

   Antonyms:
   income, profit, receipt

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. expense, disbursal, disbursementnoun

   amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)

   Synonyms:
   disbursal, spending, outlay, disbursement

2. expensenoun

   a detriment or sacrifice

   "at the expense of"

   Synonyms:
   disbursal, disbursement

3. expenseverb

   money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer

   "he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting"

   Synonyms:
   disbursal, disbursement

4. expense, write off, write downverb

   reduce the estimated value of something

   "For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer"

   Synonyms:
   write down, get down, set down, put down, write off

Matched Categories

1. • Cost
   • Depreciate
   • Detriment

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1. expensenoun

   Synonyms:
   cost, charge, expenditure, outlay

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1. expensenoun

   Synonyms:
   outlay, cost, charge, expenditure

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1. List of paraphrases for "expense":

   detriment, expenditure, expenses, spending, cost, costa, costs, expenditures, fee, fees, charges, fresh, charge, disadvantage, burden, loads, load

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How to use expense in a sentence?

1. Christy Smith:

   We would like to win, but we don't want to win at the expense of public health.

2. Giri Cherukuri:

   They( investors) liked the focus on expense control and openness towards possible dividends and share buybacks.

3. Wright State President David Hopkins:

   This is a very difficult decision, but there has been a growing crescendo of concern about what it would take to guarantee the safety and security of the campus and the community. The expense would be daunting.

4. Robert McNamara:

   It’s a relatively simple equation, their No. 1 expense is the board-certified emergency physician. So they are going to want to keep that expense as low as possible.

5. Rick Brennan:

   We expect that there will be a modest volume of Pfizer through COVAX because of its expense, but it’s kick-starting the process.