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
Treasurer Daniel Elliott Elliott's travel expenses over the last year totaled nearly $9,300.
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Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 3 Oct. 2025
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved the state of Florida’s application for a $608 million grant to cover expenses related to immigration detention and enforcement, including at Alligator Alcatraz.
—Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
The contact called for the firm to be paid $35,000 plus reasonable travel expenses for candidates for the position.
—James Hill, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2025
Payroll expenses cost $327,000 each week.
—Menika Dirkson, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
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Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 3 Oct. 2025
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved the state of Florida’s application for a $608 million grant to cover expenses related to immigration detention and enforcement, including at Alligator Alcatraz.
—Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
The contact called for the firm to be paid $35,000 plus reasonable travel expenses for candidates for the position.
—James Hill, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2025
Payroll expenses cost $327,000 each week.
—Menika Dirkson, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expense
Noun
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People would be wise to consider the ever-increasing cost of homes in the area before selling their property due to immigration enforcement fears, Gonzalez said.—
Juan Cordoba,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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This is the cost of having been tortured in public.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Investors saw this in quarterly earnings reports from Club holdings Meta Platforms, Amazon, and other Big Tech names, which raised their capital expenditures.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Some 84 percent of the defense budget is classified and actual military spending can be hidden within other types of expenditure, Reuters reported.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Expense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expense. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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