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expense

/ɪkˈspens/

An expense is the money that you spend on something or the cost of doing a job. In business, it refers to the money a company pays for things like rent, salaries, and bills to keep operating.

Exemplos

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1

Food is my biggest monthly expense.

Food is the main thing I spend money on every month.

2

The corporation must document every business expense for tax purposes.

The company needs to record all money spent for official records.

3

That new laptop was a huge expense I didn't plan for.

That computer cost a lot of money unexpectedly.

Família de palavras

Substantivo
expense
Verb
expend
Advérbio
expensively
Adjetivo
expensive
Relacionado
expenditure
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Dica de memorização

Think of the 'EX' in 'EXpense' like an 'EXIT'. Money is EXITing your wallet.

Quiz rápido

The repair of the car was an unexpected ______ for the family.

Correto!

A resposta correta é: expense

Exemplos

1

Food is my biggest monthly expense.

everyday

Food is the main thing I spend money on every month.

2

The corporation must document every business expense for tax purposes.

formal

The company needs to record all money spent for official records.

3

That new laptop was a huge expense I didn't plan for.

informal

That computer cost a lot of money unexpectedly.

4

The high expense of materials limits the scope of this scientific study.

academic

The large cost of items restricts what this study can do.

5

We need to cut our travel expense to stay within the budget.

business

We must reduce the money spent on trips to save money.

Família de palavras

Substantivo
expense
Verb
expend
Advérbio
expensively
Adjetivo
expensive
Relacionado
expenditure

Colocações comuns

monthly expense money spent every month
travel expense money spent on trips
business expense money spent for work
at the expense of doing something that hurts something else
extra expense additional money to pay

Frases Comuns

at your own expense

paying for something yourself

spare no expense

spend as much money as needed to make something perfect

operating expenses

costs of running a business daily

Frequentemente confundido com

expense vs price

Price is the specific amount of money a single item costs; expense is the general act of spending or the total cost of an activity.

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Notas de uso

Use the plural 'expenses' when talking about specific categories of spending in business or travel, such as 'travel expenses'. Use the singular 'expense' when talking about the general concept of cost.

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Erros comuns

Learners often say 'make an expense' when they should say 'have an expense' or 'it is an expense'.

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Dica de memorização

Think of the 'EX' in 'EXpense' like an 'EXIT'. Money is EXITing your wallet.

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Origem da palavra

From the Latin word 'expensa', which means 'money weighed out' or 'money spent'.

Padrões gramaticais

Countable noun (usually plural in business) Can be followed by the preposition 'of' Commonly used with verbs like 'reduce', 'increase', or 'cover'
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Contexto cultural

In many Western business cultures, employees must keep 'receipts' to be paid back for their business expenses.

Quiz rápido

The repair of the car was an unexpected ______ for the family.

Correto!

A resposta correta é: expense

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