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English noun: expense | |||
| 1. | expense (possession) amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures) | ||
| Synonyms | disbursal, disbursement | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cost | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | budget items, business expense, interest expense, lobbying expense, medical expense, moving expense, non-cash expense, operating cost, operating expense, overhead, personal expense, trade expense | ||
| 2. | expense (event) a detriment or sacrifice | ||
| Samples | At the expense of. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | detriment, hurt | ||
| 3. | expense (possession) money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer | ||
| Samples | He kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expenditure, outgo, outlay, spending | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | incidental, incidental expense, minor expense, travel expense | ||
English verb: expense | |||
| 1. | expense (change) reduce the estimated value of something | ||
| Samples | For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer. | ||
| Synonyms | write down, write off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | depreciate | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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