expense
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3.5
- noun
- /ɪkˈspɛns/
:
a costa de
- But at what expense does that come for you personally?
- come at the expense of
- at the expense of accuracy
- occur at the expense of
So to me it's one-on-one comes at the expense of scaling humans.
- So to me it's one-on-one comes at the expense of scaling humans.
- I am doing this at the expense of all other things.
- Importantly, slow wave sleep might increase at the expense of the also important REM sleep.
- This mindset over here is happy, but at the expense of not being engaged with reality.
- So it's OK to do, just not at the expense of muscle.
- Maybe it's a little bit more low end on the OnePlus, but possibly at the expense of clarity.
- Live it for you, not at the expense of others, but you must live it for yourself.
- Because the state, as as any state grows, it grows at the expense of individual liberty.
- Because the hits keep coming and it's all at Intel's expense.
- Yes, but not at the expense of not doing anything.
- It just means audio is rising and it's coming at the expense of non consumption.
Examples
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They pay all your expenses.
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Too often, educational systems focus on cognitive understanding at the expense of clear, uncomplicated perception.
Academic text (2011) -
I am doing this at the expense of all other things.
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What is your number one expense in life?
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At my own expense in the service of other people.
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If anything, he needs to build himself up at the expense of the rest of us.
Fiction book (1994) -
Your success does not come at the expense of your neighbor.
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I agree that our focus has been on memorizing rules at the expense of understanding the material.
Academic text (1990) -
This rule benefits wealthier, older residents at the expense of new home buyers.
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Many companies prioritize profits at the expense of employee well-being.
Synonyms
749
1.0
The effort, loss, or price you must pay to get something
695
2.1
Money lost by a business or person
474
1.0
What you must give up to get something else
114
5.6
Money that a person or organization spends
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
19
3.9
An account employees use to charge business travel, meals, and entertainment costs that their employer pays back
- Specialized
8
4.7
A regular cost for running a business, for example rent or electricity
3
3.0
Money paid to move your things to a new home, for example for a truck or packing
- Specialized
3
3.9
Money a company pays for borrowing money recorded as a cost in its accounts
- Specialized
An expense shown in company records that does not involve real cash
- Specialized
A cost a business has when running its normal work, like travel to meet clients
How Costly
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word expense also took the meaning of a 'cost' or 'sacrifice' because something you 'pay out' can be what you lose or give up. That's why we say 'at the expense of' to mean doing one thing while causing a loss or harm to something else.