expense account
noun
: an account of expenses reimbursable to an employee
also
: the right of charging expenses to such an account
Examples of expense account in a Sentence
He charged dinner to his expense account.
She put the tickets on her expense account.
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Set the scene Here in Jardins, São Paolo’s expense account types and international jet-setters cross paths.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
For everyone else, including this freelance journalist without an expense account, the approach is more like a military-level obstacle course designed to test your cunning and will.
—Jada Yuan, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Her ward office employs two part-time staffers who will be affected, incurring a $30,000 withdrawal from her aldermanic expense account, her notice to her colleagues said.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
The board approved a motion to negotiate a contract with an annual salary of $381,000 with Suddick, with coverage of moving expenses, allowances for annuity and a vehicle and expense accounts.
—Brooklyn Draisey, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 25 Mar. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
For everyone else, including this freelance journalist without an expense account, the approach is more like a military-level obstacle course designed to test your cunning and will.
—Jada Yuan, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Her ward office employs two part-time staffers who will be affected, incurring a $30,000 withdrawal from her aldermanic expense account, her notice to her colleagues said.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
The board approved a motion to negotiate a contract with an annual salary of $381,000 with Suddick, with coverage of moving expenses, allowances for annuity and a vehicle and expense accounts.
—Brooklyn Draisey, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 25 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for expense account
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“Expense account.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expense%20account. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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