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Definition expense in British English

expense noun

noun
/ɪkˈspens/
1

an amount of money that you spend in order to buy or do something

Example

Rent is our biggest expense.

Example

You can claim part of your telephone bill as a business expense.

Example

travelling/medical/legal expenses

Example

a factory's operating expenses

Example

The insurance will cover all expenses incurred during your time in hospital.

Example

people struggling to meet their basic living expenses

Synonyms and related words
price cost charge
2

the high cost of something

Example

A powerful computer is worth the expense if you use it regularly.

Example

the expense and inconvenience of recovering cargo from sunken ships

Example

His parents went to great trouble and expense to make sure the party was a success.

Example

We didn't want to go to the expense of sending a courier.

Example

That little mistake put us to the expense of reprinting the whole book.

Synonyms and related words
price cost charge
3

money that you spend as part of your job that your employer later gives back to you

Example

The company pays all our expenses.

Example

Let me pay - I can put it on expenses.

Example

Your salary will be £50,000 a year, plus expenses.

Example

All reasonable expenses will be reimbursed.

Synonyms and related words
benefit benefit in kind bonus
Definition expense in British English