expense
noun
cost or charge.
expensing
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present participleof expense.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Zion Research Group, which specializes in accounting and taxes, estimates the latest 100% expensing provision was worth $31.8 billion last year to Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, Alphabet and Oracle combined, relative to the expiring provision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
It’s even more of a victory given how the 2025 tax cut incorporated full expensing of equipment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Although not perfect, the law’s expensing provisions fixed a major flaw in the U.S. tax code.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026
“Compliance costs associated with tracking incremental qualified R&D for the credit are higher than expensing qualified R&D activity to take the deduction,” Watson says.
From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026
By being placed in the centre of the clearing, an assault could not be made without expensing the assailants, and the spring always assured to the garrison the great requisite, water.
From Wyandotte by James Fenimore Cooper
