expenses

plural of expense
as in costs
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 expenses In the statement, Skydance said savings would come primarily from combining technology and other operations, such as negotiating deals with suppliers and reducing overlapping marketing expenses as well as consolidating real estate. — Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026 Results from consumer goods and aviation majors typically offer an early read on shifting fuel expenses, freight costs, and end consumer demand. — CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026 Chief Executive Mike Smith said the company continues to deal with unexpected increases in freight and other expenses. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 In 2025, the UC spent two-thirds of its total annual expenses, which amounted to nearly $60 billion, on employee salaries and benefits. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Mercury opposes Chiron across your personal and shared resource zones, making questions about expenses, debt, or contributions feel more personal than the numbers suggest. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 29 Sep. 2026 Plus, these models help ensure that returning spacecraft endure the dense, moisture-rich lower atmosphere without incurring extreme repair expenses. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026 Barbara Abbott, the food bank's chief supply chain officer, said the higher fuel costs are particularly concerning because many of the people the organization serves are already struggling with rising expenses. — Kenny Choi, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 By omitting these cost negotiations, the agency ultimately increased its overall expenses. — Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
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Noun
  • But consumers may see some indirect savings on groceries and consumer goods through lower supply-chain costs, as the exemption seeks to lower costs for farmers and truckers.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The best way to get costs down is to end the war in Ukraine and open the Strait of Hormuz that Iran is trying to hold hostage.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • That was also the takeaway from Wednesday’s cooler-than-expected August personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge.
    — Alexa LoMonaco,Jeff Nash, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Even before these changes, a 2026 Mavvrik survey of 396 organizations found that AI expenditures eroded gross margins at about four out of five enterprises for the second consecutive year.
    — Aruna Veerappan, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

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“Expenses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expenses. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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