English noun: operating expense | |||
1. | operating expense (possession) the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes | ||
Synonyms | budget items, operating cost, overhead | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disbursal, disbursement, expense | ||
Part meronym | operating budget | ||
Domain category | revenue enhancement, tax, taxation | ||