as in cost
a payment made in the course of achieving a result
they spared no expense in building the house of their dreams
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Recent Examples of expense
The Special Transportation Fund pays off the principal and interest on the infrastructure rebuilding program while subsidizing public transit costs and operating expenses for the departments of transportation and motor vehicles.
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John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
Some days, her job consists of hunting down coaches for traveling expense reports and working with the creative team to produce graphics for recruits.
—Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
Some took out loans to meet operating expenses.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2026
In the summer, even before the signing of Isak, The Athletic estimated these costs had been increased by more than £56m, or roughly 50 per cent more than the club’s 2023-24 amortisation expense.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
Some days, her job consists of hunting down coaches for traveling expense reports and working with the creative team to produce graphics for recruits.
—Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
Some took out loans to meet operating expenses.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2026
In the summer, even before the signing of Isak, The Athletic estimated these costs had been increased by more than £56m, or roughly 50 per cent more than the club’s 2023-24 amortisation expense.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expense
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Syria, Saudi Arabia sign investment deals DAMASCUS, Syria -- Syria and Saudi Arabia signed multibillion-dollar investment agreements on Saturday, including a major telecommunications project, a low-cost joint airline and an international airport in northern Syria.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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Analysts there predict a price war that could drive the cost of some weight-loss drugs down by as much as 90 percent in India – and possibly in other countries too.—
Ayushi Shah,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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This suggests that regardless of short-term stock fluctuations in software companies, the capital expenditure on the physical hardware and facilities required to run them is locked in, providing a floor for economic activity.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Stocks sold off last week as the latest quarterly reports from Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Amazon and Alphabet revealed stepped up capital expenditure plans that revived worries about the spending if AI fails to become profitable.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Expense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expense. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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