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 Eligibility Much like other small business lenders, SoFi considers a mix of factors for approving your application, including your credit score, business revenue and credit profile, as well as expenses. Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 14 July 2026 Friends have established a GoFundMe campaign to help cover his medical expenses as his recovery continues. Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 14 July 2026 The grassroots effort, which set an initial goal of $100,000, mainly to build awareness and cover expenses, got a major boost last Thursday – coincidentally the same day that the Puck item appeared. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 July 2026 Their expenses from that account ranged from gas, groceries and parking fees to vacations in Rome and purchases at Gucci, Prada and Louis Vuitton stores in Spain, according to the Herald’s review. Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026 Friends of the family have set up a GoFundMe fundraiser to cover funeral and memorial expenses, as well as medical bills. Adam England, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026 The bulk of expenses in operating a space station will come not from the facility itself, but safely transporting crew and cargo to the facilities. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026 The university covers tuition, fees and living expenses for families earning up to $100,000. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 8 July 2026 The town of Foxboro responded to the Kraft Group’s lawsuit filed in June on Tuesday, stating the nearly $1 million entertainment license fee at issue was a legitimate billing for safety expenses and filing a counterclaim against the group. Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 8 July 2026
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Noun
  • Four refineries have closed in California so far this decade because of environmental regulations and high costs.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • Because of rising costs, only one phase was ever completed, and the land next door that was supposed to be Phase Three continues to sit vacant.
    John Ramos, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Noun
  • As the large inefficient buses are phased out, this would significantly reduce the capital expenditures that Lynx requires.
    Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
  • Public expenditures in Norway are on track to outpace revenues by 2040, creating uncertainty about the reliability of public funding for sports.
    Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 10 July 2026

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“Expenses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expenses. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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