Definition for Expense:

• That which is expended, laid out, or consumed; cost; outlay; charge; -- sometimes with the notion of loss or damage to those on whom the expense falls; as, the expenses of war; an expense of time.

Synonyms for Expense:

• n.

  •
  • to the detriment of,
  • to the loss of,
  • paid by,
  • at the sacrifice of,
  • charged to.
  •
  • sacrifice.
  •cost (noun)
  • de-privation,
  • in juries,
  • in jury,
  • de privation,
  • in-jury,
  • de-privations,
  • de privations,
  • in-juries.
  •cost, payment (noun)
  • deprivation,
  • use,
  • bite,
  • decrement,
  • payroll,
  • assessment,
  • out of pocket,
  • loss,
  • consumption,
  • rate,
  • duty,
  • forfeiture,
  • outdo,
  • debt,
  • responsibility,
  • mortgage,
  • worth,
  • tariff,
  • liability,
  • obligation,
  • disbursement,
  • debit,
  • spending,
  • loan,
  • budget,
  • risk,
  • output,
  • sum,
  • expenditure,
  • forfeit,
  • insurance,
  • bottom line.
  •cost for problem (noun)
  • damage(s).
  •disbursal (noun)
  • disbursal.
  •disbursement (noun)
  • out-going,
  • out-goings,
  • out going.
  •expenditure (noun)
  • outgo,
  • come to,
  • cash on barrelhead,
  • Outgoes.
  •expenditures (noun)
  • disbursements.
  •fee (noun)
  • rakeoffs,
  • piece action,
  • takein,
  • rakeoff,
  • rake offs,
  • piece the action.
  •outlay (noun)
  • out-lay,
  • out-lays,
  • out lays.
  •price (noun)
  • figure,
  • premium,
  • tab,
  • quotation,
  • dearness,
  • damage,
  • levy.
  •surcharge (noun)
  • surtax,
  • overcharge,
  • additional charge,
  • surtaxes.
  •tax (noun)
  • capitations.
  •toll (noun)
  • in roads,
  • in road,
  • in-roads,
  • in-road.
  •value (noun)
  • pro fit,
  • monetary worths,
  • pro-fits,
  • pro fits.

• v.

  •change (verb)
  • write off,
  • write down,
  • expense.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • per diem,
  • price point,
  • tuition,
  • cpi,
  • market price,
  • surcharge,
  • wholesale price index,
  • spot price,
  • purchase price,
  • unit cost,
  • price index,
  • opportunity cost,
  • cost cutting,
  • top dollar,
  • cost of entry,
  • market value,
  • storage,
  • reserve,
  • the consumer price index,
  • the cost-of-living index,
  • the cost of living,
  • poundage,
  • list price,
  • flat rate,
  • price tag,
  • Cost Benefit Analysis,
  • indirect cost,
  • damages,
  • variable cost,
  • operating costs,
  • asking price,
  • the retail price index,
  • prime cost,
  • sticker price,
  • standing charge,
  • burden,
  • fixed cost,
  • selling price,
  • cost-plus,
  • cost price,
  • ransom,
  • pay,
  • carrying charge,
  • WPI.
  •
  • upkeep,
  • bargain,
  • quote,
  • offer,
  • service charge,
  • keep.
  •
  • bill,
  • subscription,
  • admission.

Paraphrases for Expense:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    expenses.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    costs.
  • Proper noun, singular
    disbursements, encumbrances, contributions, estimates, costs.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Denarii, costs, exclusion, Prices, coastline, sacrifice, prejudice, damage.
  • Verb, past participle
    Defrayed, absorbed, Tasked, instructed, handled, assumed, Cared, Adduced, covered, Carried, Dealt, Met.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    requirements, cost.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    detriment, disadvantage, cost.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    cost.
  • Verb, base form
    cost.

Antonyms for Expense:

• n.

  • cost, payment
    asset, irresponsibility.
  • Other antonyms:
    income, profit, implied, indeterminate, doubtful, gain, return, indefinite, receipt, implicit, proceeds, profits, vague, ambiguous, uncertain, returns, receipts, product.

Expense Sentence Examples:

• And that he certainly did right well, and at considerable expense, for this man can't be had for nothing.

• He's very anxious to see you, something about the expense sheets you turned in last week.

Homophones for Expense:

• Egg Fu Yung, espionage, excessiveness, ecphonesis, expunge, equipping, Egg Foo Yong, expanse.

Hypernym for Expense:

• n.

  • possession
    incidental expense, incidental, travel expense, minor expense.

Hyponym for Expense:

• n.

  • event
    detriment, hurt.
  • possession
    outgo, expenditure, spending, outlay.

• v.

  • change
    depreciate.