as in cost
a payment made in the course of achieving a result
they spared no expense in building the house of their dreams
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Raise cash to cover one to two years of living expenses in retirement
Retirees and those within a few years of retirement should avoid selling any of their stock holdings when the market is down.
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Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Fluoridation is relatively cheap compared with other water department expenses, and most communities simply incorporate the cost into the water rates charged to customers, according to the American Water Works Association.
—Kasturi Pananjady, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The loss is primarily attributed to operating expenses and changes in the fair value of financial instruments.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2025
Those expenses included costs related to study abroad programs, postgraduate scholarships, vocational school scholarships, technology fees and other costs that are connected to education.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Fluoridation is relatively cheap compared with other water department expenses, and most communities simply incorporate the cost into the water rates charged to customers, according to the American Water Works Association.
—Kasturi Pananjady, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The loss is primarily attributed to operating expenses and changes in the fair value of financial instruments.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2025
Those expenses included costs related to study abroad programs, postgraduate scholarships, vocational school scholarships, technology fees and other costs that are connected to education.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for expense
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“Expense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expense. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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