Dictionary definition · expense
noun
- amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
- a detriment or sacrifice"at the expense of"
- money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer"he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting"
verb
- reduce the estimated value of something"For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).