Thesaurus results for EXPENSES

expenses

noun

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 These day-to-day expenses all add up, so keep these in mind when setting your rates. — Chelsea Tobin, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Seeking to close a $12 billion budget shortfall last year, the governor hoped to cut over $750 million from the state’s payroll expenses in salaries and wages. — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026 The university covers tuition, fees and living expenses for families earning up to $100,000. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 8 July 2026 His son-in-law, Emmanuel Rosario Alvarez, created a GoFundMe page to assist with funeral expenses and pay tribute to him. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026 With many families increasingly financially pinched, some are turning to credit cards and other forms of debt to cover daily expenses, which could also contribute to their pessimism about the economy, Hanks said. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 30 June 2026 However, withdrawing earnings before retirement age may trigger taxes and a 10% penalty unless an exception applies, such as qualified education expenses or a first-time home purchase. — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 7 July 2026 Besides paying for occasional operating expenses, Southern Country International remained dormant for years, business and accounting records show. — Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026 The town of Foxboro responded to the Kraft Group’s lawsuit filed in June on Tuesday, stating the nearly $1 million entertainment license fee at issue was a legitimate billing for safety expenses and filing a counterclaim against the group. — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 8 July 2026

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Trump tied this regular seasonal sale to his claims that his administration lowered costs for consumers, from gas prices to eggs.

— Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Be sure to weigh costs, storage needs and risk tolerance before making a decision.

— USA TODAY, USA Today, 7 July 2026

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The company plans to invest $11 billion globally in capital expenditures and research and development between 2025 and 2028, with a focus on technologies that support electrification and the energy transition.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
American Mission’s ads are independent expenditures, so the political committee cannot legally coordinate with the campaign or get Donalds’ approval.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

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