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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Now For visitors on an expense account or looking to splurge, a stay at the Four Seasons is a top pick for its luxury and location. —Amy Nelson, Wired News, 6 Nov. 2025

Company perks or expense accounts ? —Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025

There were plenty of exceptions to the rule, but airlines largely viewed, and marketed, their business class seats to people who were traveling on an expense account. —Zach Wichter, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025

The system is still embroiled in the scandal over its departing chancellor, Terrence Cheng, who last year was abusing his expense account despite his annual compensation of nearly $500,000. —Chris Powell, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for expense account

• amount
• discount
• dismount
• recount
• remount
• seamount
• surmount
• count
• fount
• mount
• rediscount
• subaccount