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to expense

to expense

5 6.5
To record a cost so you can claim the money back
  • verb
  • /ɪkˈspɛns/
  • Specialized
translation icon : registrar como gasto
  • I need to keep track of what I can expense for my upcoming business trip.
  • expensed meals
  • expense options
  • stock options expensed

Examples

  • I'll expense it, okay?

  • It's the fact that we allow expensing of interest payments.

  • - I can expense this, right?

  • I get to expense the price of my plane tickets, but not my wine.

    Blog text (16)
  • I'm sure you can expense it or something.

  • Maybe I expense my monthly bills if they go for it.

    Blog text (12)
  • Because we need to be able to expense the ammo to a client.

  • I expensed it to Mr. Nakashima's account.

  • Since the company has expensed these purchases, any future product sales will have very high gross profit margins.

    Blog text (17)
  • Being able to expense the cost of new property rather than depreciate the cost over time accelerates the tax savings, thereby lowering the true cost of additional capital investment.

    Academic text (2003)

Synonyms

to debit
vsto expense
  • Specialized
1 4.1

To take money from an account and record the charge

is to record or claim costs generally for accounting or reimbursement
to tab
vsto expense
1 4.2

To add a cost to someone's bill to pay later

is to record or claim costs immediately for accounting or reimbursement

Idioms

Do something even if it costs a lot

Compounds

Money paid for health care, tests or treatment

expense account
  • Specialized
19 3.9

An account employees use to charge business travel, meals, and entertainment costs that their employer pays back

business expense
  • Specialized
10 3.0

A cost you pay while running a business, often needed for work

operating expense
  • Specialized
8 4.7

A regular cost for running a business, for example rent or electricity

An amount of money a company usually pays for work travel

Money spent for yourself or your family, not for work

3 3.0

Money paid to move your things to a new home, for example for a truck or packing

interest expense
  • Specialized
3 3.9

Money a company pays for borrowing money recorded as a cost in its accounts

Money a company spends to influence laws or government decisions

A small amount of money spent on everyday work items like parking or snacks

expense record
  • Specialized
3.5

A written list of money spent for work or home

A small extra cost not planned in a budget

non-cash expense
  • Specialized
6.8

An expense shown in company records that does not involve real cash

Money spent to advertise a product or service

organization expense
  • Specialized
6.7

Money paid to legally form a new business

trade expense
  • Specialized
3.4

A cost a business has when running its normal work, like travel to meet clients

How Capitalized

to capitalize
  • Formal
1 6.1
to defer
  • Formal
15 5.5
to expense
  • Specialized
5 6.5

Surface Forms

expense infinitive
expensed past
expensed past participle
expensing present participle
expenses third person singular

Etymology

The verb expense comes from the same Latin parts ex- ('out') and pendere ('to pay'), meaning to 'pay out' or charge a cost. So to expense something is to record it as money 'paid out' or claimed back for reimbursement.