Overview of noun expense

The noun expense has 3 senses

• expense, disbursal, disbursement -- (amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures))


• expense -- (a detriment or sacrifice; "at the expense of")


• expense -- (money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer; "he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting")

Overview of verb expense

The verb expense has 1 sense

• expense, write off, write down -- (reduce the estimated value of something; "For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer")