| 单词 | expense |
| 释义 | expense expense // noun
ACCRUED EXPENSE, CAPITAL EXPENSE, FIXED EXPENSE, INTEREST EXPENSE, OPERATING EXPENSE
1 (Accounting ) [C,U] money that a business spends on supplies, workers, services, etc. in order to operate NOTE Expenses are taken away from profits in a company's financial records: Labour is the airline industry's biggest expense. marketing/sales expenses The cost of the insurance can be deducted as a business expense. Even after expenses, healthy profit margins remain. These measures should reduce annual expenses by 2%.
❖ to bear/incur an expense ◆ to cover/meet an expense ◆ to deduct sth/treat sth/write sth off as an expense ◆ to control/cut/reduce/trim expenses ◆ big/high/large/low expenses ◆ an extra/unexpected/unnecessary expense
2 expenses [pl.] money that you spend while doing a job that your employer or the person you are working for will pay back to you later: We will cover your travel expenses. I charge $200 an hour plus expenses. ◆ (BrE) to take a client out for a meal on expenses an all-expenses-paid trip ⇨ EXPENSES CLAIM
❖ basic/out-of-pocket expenses ◆ to incur expenses ◆ to cover/pay/refund/reimburse sb's expenses ◆ to claim (back)/recover your expenses
3 [U] the money that you spend on sth: The factory was rebuilt at considerable expense. He arranged everything, no expense spared (= he spent as much as was needed).
IDIOMS
at sb's expense paid for by sb/sth: We were taken for a meal at the company's expense.
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