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to track expenses

to track expenses

1 2.7
To record how much money you spend to control your budget
  • phrasal verb
  • /træk ɪkˈspɛnsɪz/
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  • Well, I'm a Finance Director and track expenses and analyze for a living.

Examples

  • To manage your budget effectively, you should regularly track expenses and categorize each purchase.

  • Why did your husband suggest that you track expenses? Why doesn't he do it if you would prefer not to know?

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  • There is an easy way to track expenses: all credit card charges plus ATM receipts.

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  • Saving receipts electronically and keeping track of big transactions are good habits, for example, and from there companies should be able to use software to better track expenses.

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  • It's important to track expenses during your vacation to avoid overspending on activities and dining.

  • Using a spreadsheet can help you track expenses and analyze your spending patterns over time.

Synonyms

to monitor your spending
vsto track expenses
1 3.4

To regularly check how much money you spend

focuses on formally recording amounts for budgeting and financial control

Antonyms

to disregard
119 3.9

Ignore something or someone on purpose

How Closely

to audit
  • Specialized
17 4.2
reconciliation
  • Specialized
22 5.6
to track expenses
1 2.7
expense record
  • Specialized
3.5

Surface Forms

track expenses infinitive
tracked expenses past
tracked expenses past participle
tracking expenses present participle
tracks expenses third person singular

Morphology

track + expense

The meaning 'to monitor or record money spent' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'track' (to follow or monitor) with 'expenses' (sums of money spent). This straightforward verb + noun composition follows common patterns across languages for monitoring financial outflows and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Track expenses uses track in its old sense of following a trail and expenses for money you spend. Imagine following the footprints of each purchase to see where your money goes, so it means 'to watch' or 'to record' the money you spend.