expense
/ɪkˈspɛns/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.23 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The elimination or consumption of something, sometimes with the notion of loss or damage to the thing eliminated.
Countable; Uncountable
verb
To charge a cost against an expense account; to bill something to the company for which one works.
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "She went to great expense to ensure her children would get the best education."
- "Buying the car was a big expense, but will be worth it in the long run."
- "We had a training weekend in New York, at the expense of our company."
- "Husband nature's riches from expense."
- "Jones reached the final at the expense of Smith, who couldn't beat him."
- "And moan the expense of many a vanished sight."
Etymology
From Middle English expense, from Anglo-Norman expense and Old French espense, from Late Latin expēnsa, from Latin expendō. See expend. Doublet of speso.