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expense

noun

ik-ˈspen(t)s

Definition of expense

as in cost

a payment made in the course of achieving a result they spared no expense in building the house of their dreams

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Recent Examples of expense Matheson was a married father of four who lived in Utah, according to a GoFundMe page created to raise money for funeral costs and other expenses. — Tony Marrero, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026 In air wars, the biggest single expense is often munitions, and that is true in this conflict. — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 Know your revenue figures, expenses, profit margins, monthly sales, recent financial performance and industry outlook. — Carson Brunson, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 Single individuals require robust emergency reserves, ideally six months of expenses. — Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for expense

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Theoretically, Newcastle had decent capacity to bring in a forward from both a Premier League squad cost ratio (SCR) and a UEFA financial rules perspective.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Behrouz Mehri | Afp | Getty Images France's deteriorating public finances and political deadlock are becoming a growing concern for bond investors, with borrowing costs near financial-crisis-era highs as another difficult budget battle looms.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

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The market is attempting to judge how long high capital expenditures and elevated valuations surrounding AI can be sustained.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
This value was divided by the total spent to determine the percentage of expenditures deemed inappropriate by the panel.

— Aneri Pattani — KFF Health News, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026

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