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expenses

  • plural
    of expense.
    expense
    noun
    cost or charge.
  • present tense form
    of expense (3rd person singular).
    expense
    noun
    cost or charge.

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Likewise, Invesco’s QQQ ETF charged 0.18% in annual expenses when it launched in March 1999.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

If Microsoft can deliver the same useful service for less while maintaining prices, it retains more revenue after delivery expenses.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The university had long spent more than it brought in, driven by rising athletics costs, pandemic expenses and major legal settlements.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Nonspouse heirs have one year to claim tax-free reimbursements for eligible out-of-pocket expenses incurred up to the date of death, which reduces taxes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Francie’s expenses were taken out there’d be less money.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith