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current expenses

American  

plural noun

  1. regularly continuing expenditures for the maintenance of business.


current expenses British  

plural noun

  1. noncapital and usually recurrent expenditures necessary for the operation of a business

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The mix of your current holdings is crucial for answering your question about how to generate a surplus above what you’re making now, which covers your current expenses.

From MarketWatch Jun. 3, 2026

If you don’t already know your current expenses and income, review them and see how much is left over each month.

From Salon Oct. 11, 2024

By comparing her current expenses to her income, she can see where her money is going and then work on cutting back and putting any extra money toward her debt.

From Slate Apr. 19, 2023

If you’re not able to save much after covering your current expenses, get creative and trim expenses or increase your income.

From Seattle Times Jul. 27, 2021

Their worldly possessions at no one time reached a figure high enough for them to provide a large endowment for church or chantry, but the thankofferings of the years sufficed for all current expenses.

From The Influence and Development of English Gilds As Illustrated by the History of the Craft Gilds of Shrewsbury by Francis Aiden Hibbert

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