expense account
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3.9
- noun
- /ɪkˈspɛns əˈkaʊnt/
- Specialized
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- After the conference, he filled out his expense account to get reimbursed for the meals he had with clients.
- revenue or expense account
Examples
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I mean, you've got an expense account.
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You were asking me for copies of your bill so you could put 'em on your expense account.
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Be sure to put that on your expense account.
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Now, we can discuss an expense account later.
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I have a good expense account.
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How is our expense account?
Fiction book (1993) -
Kim Burke had an expense account.
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They were all on expense accounts.
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Let's go eat shrimp on my expense account at the Captain's Table.
Fiction book (1992) -
The politicians pay themselves handsome salaries, have generous expense accounts, and taxpayers pay the price.
Blog text (1)
Synonyms
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2.1
A record of money received and paid by a person or business
A way for employees to pay for business trips and meals with clients
Antonyms
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Morphology
The meaning 'an account used to record or charge expenses for reimbursement' is directly and compositionally derived from 'expense' (money spent) + 'account' (a record of transactions). This noun–noun compound follows a common, predictable pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The compound expense account comes from simple business records: expense means money spent and account means a record or list. So an expense account is the record employees use to list job costs so the company can 'reimburse' them.