"expenses" in the noun sense
1. expense, disbursal, disbursement
amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
2. expense
a detriment or sacrifice
"at the expense of"
3. expense
money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer
"he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting"
"expenses" in the verb sense
1. expense, write off, write down
reduce the estimated value of something
"For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer"
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