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expense

US /ɪkˈspens/

noun Core · B1 Tài chính & ngân sách Kinh doanh chung Du lịch & lưu trú

Definition

amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Employees must submit all receipts along with their travel expense report by Friday afternoon.

Synonyms

  • expendituremoney paid out; an amount spent
  • costthe total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

Collocations

  • Easy travel expense
    to journey or move from one place to another regarding expense
  • Medium expense report form
    to expense report form, meaning to reduce the estimated value of something
  • Hard out of pocket expense reimbursement
    to out of pocket expense reimbursement, meaning to to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
  • Very Hard profit at the expense of integrity
    to profit at the expense of integrity, meaning to derive a benefit from

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