Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with expense in American Collocation
expense
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ɪkˈspens/
additional and minor
added
additional
extra
incidental
miscellaneous
This sum is intended to cover the cost of evening meals, drinks and snacks, and other incidental expenses.
major
considerable
enormous
The car had been restored at enormous expense by the former owner.
of a particular type
administrative
legal
medical
operational
Clients will not be liable for any legal expenses.
spend money
incur
Students also incur expenses for the following: photocopying, stationery, and printing.
We didn’t want to put you to any extra expense.
If your computer is still working, why go to the expense of buying a new version?
have or give money to pay for something
afford
cover
meet
The council has granted £1,600 to meet these expenses.
avoid spending money
avoid
save
spare
The original idea was to put our catalogue on the Web and save some printing expense.
No expense was spared when it came to choosing the correct mix of software applications.