Synonyms of expense

expense

noun

ik-ˈspen(t)s 

as in cost

a payment made in the course of achieving a result

they spared no expense in building the house of their dreams

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cost
• expenditure
• outlay
• price
• disbursement
• charge
• rate
• overhead
• outgo
• outflow
• tariff
• toll
• spending money
• pocket money
• tab

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of expense

Unlike spending on bloated operating expenses, students keep and compound these dollars. — John Ketcham, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026

Common business expenses that can be tax deductible include employee wages and benefits, office rent and utilities, business insurance, equipment and supplies, and vehicle mileage. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

But starting in October, the federal government will only pay 25% of those costs while states will have to shoulder the remaining 75% of operational expenses. — Juliana Kim, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026

Linen losses are so routine that many hotels treat them as an unavoidable operating expense, closer to breakage in a restaurant than outright crime. — Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026