Thesaurus results for EXPENSES

expenses

noun

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plural of expense

as in costs

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 expenses Add another $3 billion–$5 billion annually for film and television production, $3 billion–$4 billion for streaming content and technology, and roughly $2 billion–$3 billion in merger integration expenses. —

Joseph M. Singer, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026 Satyanarayanan thinks that the cost of moving workloads around, as well as other expenses such as repairs, may be higher than Span is anticipating—and that these factors will determine whether XFRA scales or remains a clever concept. —

Vanessa Bates Ramirez, Scientific American, 22 May 2026 The leading Republican candidate, Steve Hilton, likewise called for eliminating the cap on the program and expanding eligible expenses to include salaries for actors and producers. —

Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 May 2026 In practice, that means clean financial statements, clear separation of discretionary expenses, and a consistent method of presenting EBITDA. —

Patrick Galleher, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 But additional, ongoing housing expenses — including utilities, property taxes, insurance, maintenance and repairs — can continue rising long after a mortgage payment is set. —

Mike Winters, CNBC, 22 May 2026 Both expenses have compressed margins for manufacturers throughout the country. —

Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 22 May 2026 However, revoking the non-profit’s access would not eliminate the city’s maintenance costs or the expenses associated with operating the senior facility. —

Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 22 May 2026 Over and over, prosecutor Faiza Alhambra asked Kathy Stapp if any of the expenses were necessary for the benefit of the union. —

Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026

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Khin Khin, resident of Myanmar’s biggest city Yangon and mother of two sons, said her daily costs have doubled from a year ago.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 16 May 2026
For the major ensemble pictures, like Wes Anderson’s frequent collaborators or splashy action films by the likes of Cruise the costs get to be truly eye-popping.

— Brent Lang, Variety, 16 May 2026