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expense

UK/ik'spens/US
NGSL 2kB1

Definitions

n.

Money spent or a cost that must be paid.

费用,开支。

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
ex-out of, former
+
pensweigh, pay out, spend, hang
=expense

Expense comes from weighing or paying out money: value goes out from you.

Root pend still carries 32 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.business expense商务开支
  • 2.at great expense花费巨大
  • 3.travel expenses差旅费用

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Travel is the largest expense in the budget.

Derivatives

expenditureexpend
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