expense: Meaning and Definition of

ex•pense

1. cost or charge: the expense of a good meal.
2. a cause or occasion of spending: A car can be a great expense.
3. the act of expending; expenditure.
4. to receive a salary and expenses.
1. charges incurred during a business assignment or trip.
2. money paid as reimbursement for such charges:to receive a salary and expenses.
5. at the sacrifice of; to the detriment of: quantity at the expense of quality.

1. to charge or write off as an expense.

1. to be expensed.