Expense

  • 41Expense magazine — Expense Ex*pense , n. [L. expensa (sc. pecunia), or expensum, fr. expensus, p. p. of expendere. See {Expend}.] 1. A spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure. [1913 Webster] Husband nature s riches from expense. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 42expense account — ➔ account1 * * * expense account UK US noun [C] HR, ACCOUNTING ► an arrangement in which your employer pays for the things you need to buy while doing your job: »I can put this lunch on my expense account. »expense account fraud …

    Financial and business terms

  • 43expense account — expense accounts N COUNT An expense account is an arrangement between an employer and an employee which allows the employee to spend the company s money on things relating to their job, for example travelling or looking after clients. He put… …

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  • 44expense, business — n. An expense that is part of running a business. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

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  • 45expense is no object — expense, money, etc. is no ˈobject idiom used to say that you are willing to spend a lot of money • He always travels first class expense is no object. Main entry: ↑objectidiom …

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  • 46expense, personal — n. Money spent on personal and family needs. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

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  • 47expense of transportation — index fare Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 48expense outlay — index binder Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 49expense account — expense′ account n. bus an account of business expenditures for which an employee will be reimbursed • Etymology: 1870–75 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 50expense account — ► NOUN ▪ an arrangement under which money spent in the course of business is later reimbursed by one s employer …

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