Meaning

noun amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)

noun a detriment or sacrifice

noun money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer

originFrom Middle English expense, from Anglo-Norman expense and Old French espense, from Late Latin expēnsa, from Latin expendō. See expend. Doublet of speso.

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