as in cost
a payment made in the course of achieving a result
they spared no expense in building the house of their dreams
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Recent Examples of expense
The drop in expenses, the company said, was primarily due to lower sports programming costs at Peacock and its domestic television networks.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
Spanish-language media giant TelevisaUnivision said its first quarter swung to a profit as the company reduced expenses and saw its streaming business gain traction, even as key areas of revenue experienced declines.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
That means if your bag is lost by an airline, your credit card will cover the expenses to buy new items.
—Chris Dong, AFAR Media, 23 Apr. 2025
The district attorney’s office said in its release that Measures, who was president of KMR, diverted the money to cover business expenses, creditors and personal expenditures.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
Spanish-language media giant TelevisaUnivision said its first quarter swung to a profit as the company reduced expenses and saw its streaming business gain traction, even as key areas of revenue experienced declines.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
That means if your bag is lost by an airline, your credit card will cover the expenses to buy new items.
—Chris Dong, AFAR Media, 23 Apr. 2025
The district attorney’s office said in its release that Measures, who was president of KMR, diverted the money to cover business expenses, creditors and personal expenditures.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expense
Noun
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But that price and the CPI cost of eggs overall, which was up 5.9% in March, may not accurately reflect the drop in wholesale prices that started in the middle of the month.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Officials steer the economy by calibrating the benchmark interest rate on which bank loans and mortgages, among other debt, are based. Corporations and consumers, in general, like low interest rates because the cost of borrowing is cheaper.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2025
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The new rule wouldn’t apply to one-time or emergency spending, and certain expenditures would be excluded from the cap.—
Nolan McKendry | The Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Apr. 2025
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Limiting expenditure is an obvious goal of UEFA’s squad cost ratio rule, and Chelsea have repeatedly spoken of their desire to reduce wages.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Expense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expense. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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