expense
noun
- charges incurred during a business assignment or trip.
- money paid as reimbursement for such charges: to receive a salary and expenses.
verb (used with object), ex·pensed, ex·pens·ing.
verb (used without object), ex·pensed, ex·pens·ing.
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Contemporary Examples of expense
As might be expected, this comes at the expense of narrative.
But the price of artistic freedom comes at the expense of professional protection.
Reconsidering Renée Zellweger: Forever a Hollywood-Pretty Character ActressTeo Bugbee
October 23, 2014
Unfortunately, that gamble was at the expense of Miss America's supposed mission.
The FDNY spot on the JTTF was among the items deemed no longer worth the expense in a time of budget cuts.
One of the reasons for this is because of its expense — only the very wealthy could afford, or were allowed, to wear red.
Historical Examples of expense
It is computed that the expense would not exceed a million and a half sterling.
Mr. Disraeli was severely sarcastic at the expense of the government.
The Grand Old ManRichard B. Cook
You know, and yet you'll take your happiness at the poor child's expense.
Life and Death of Harriett FreanMay Sinclair
When had Nimble Dick lost an opportunity for fun at the expense of another?
Ester Ried Yet SpeakingIsabella Alden
They telegraphed from New York that we were to spare no expense; and we haven't.
In the Midst of AlarmsRobert Barr