Synonyms of expenses

expenses

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• costs
• expenditures
• outlays
• disbursements
• prices
• charges
• rates
• outgoes
• overheads
• outflows
• tariffs
• tolls
• tabs
• spending moneys
• pocket moneys

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of expenses

However, while return on investment for artificial intelligence remains uncertain, rising depreciation expenses from new data center buildouts present an additional drag on corporate profitability. — CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026

Flores was a football player with Steinbeck Tigers Youth Football & Cheer, according to a fundraiser set up by the youth sports group to help his family cover funeral, memorial and other expenses. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Prosecutors said Sherman, from September 2015 through May 2025, stole nearly $18 million from her employer to pay off her extravagant credit card expenses. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026

In a move that’s even more aggressive than Newsom’s, he’s called for California to uncap its Hollywood tax credit entirely and include above-the-line costs as eligible expenses. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026

Yet rising food costs — along with rent, childcare, and transportation, among other expenses — limit access to nutritious meals for New Yorkers. — Matt Jozwiak, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026

Koppie reported raising exactly enough to cover his campaign’s expenses of less than $3,000 from July through September, most of it out of his own pocket. — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

The analysis did not separately calculate the administrator’s share of those expenses. — Natalie Jones, Baltimore Sun, 28 Oct. 2026

The health benefits it is meant to finance aren’t one-time expenses, after all. — Ramesh Ponnuru, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026