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[ɛkˈspɛns], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the cost incurred in or required for something
(e.g: conference rooms were equipped at great expense)
Phrases:
- at someone's expense
- at the expense of
Origin
:
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, alteration of Old French espense, from late Latin expensa (pecunia) ‘(money) spent’, from Latin expendere ‘pay out’ (see expend)
[ɛkˈspɛns], (Verb)
Definitions:
- offset (an item of expenditure) as an expense against taxable income
(e.g: up to $17,500 in capital expenditures can be expensed in the year they were incurred)
Phrases:
- at someone's expense
- at the expense of
Origin
:
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, alteration of Old French espense, from late Latin expensa (pecunia) ‘(money) spent’, from Latin expendere ‘pay out’ (see expend)
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