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{ "term": "expense", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "the money that you spend on something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The garden was transformed **at great expense**." }, { "text": "**No expense was spared** *(= they spent as much money as was needed)* to make the party a success." }, { "text": "He's arranged everything, **no expense spared**." }, { "text": "She always travels first-class regardless of expense." }, { "text": "The results are well worth the expense." }, { "text": "We were taken out for a meal at the company's expense." }, { "text": "It emerged that they had received free first-class travel at the taxpayer's expense." }, { "text": "The bridge was built at public expense." }, { "text": "They had to repair the damage at their own expense." }, { "text": "Your monthly housing expense should not be greater than 28% of your income." }, { "text": "The accommodation package includes admission to the golf course at no extra expense." }, { "text": "She had to meet the expense herself." }, { "text": "Net interest expense increased to $5.9 million from $4.1 million." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["considerable", "enormous", "great"], "verb + expense": ["go to", "incur", "involve"], "expense + verb": ["rise"], "preposition": ["at somebody’s/something’s expense", "at… expense"], "phrases": [ "at taxpayer expense", "at taxpayers’ expense", "at the taxpayer’s expense" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "something that makes you spend money", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Running a car is a big expense." }, { "text": "The company views its workers as an expense instead of an asset." }, { "text": "Insurance is an ongoing expense." }, { "text": "The real expense of the trip was the flights." }, { "text": "Save the expense of calling out a plumber by learning some of the basics yourself." }, { "text": "Meetings, and the time for them, are a considerable management expense." }, { "text": "The process turned out to be a significant capital expense." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["big", "considerable", "major"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "money spent in doing a particular job, or for a particular purpose", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "**living/medical/travel expenses**" }, { "text": "legal/household expenses" }, { "text": "The company has cut **operating expenses** to their lowest levels in three years" }, { "text": "Can I give you something towards expenses?" }, { "text": "financial help to meet the expenses of an emergency" }, { "text": "The payments he gets barely **cover** his **expenses**." }, { "text": "Property investors are entitled to offset the **expenses incurred** buying the property." }, { "text": "My expenses are constantly rising and my income stays the same." }, { "text": "Medical expenses can be quite high if you are not insured." }, { "text": "You can reduce your expenses by selling your old car at a good price." }, { "text": "You can expect to receive compensation for all expenses arising out of the accident." }, { "text": "We will recoup our expenses within 24 months." }, { "text": "You will receive expense reimbursement for up to $5 000 for legal representation." }, { "text": "Total employee expenses were up about 6%." }, { "text": "Operating expenses rose by more than 23% last year." }, { "text": "Look for a fund with low expenses." } ], "topics": ["Money"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["high", "low", "allowable"], "verb + expenses": ["incur", "cover", "defray"], "expenses + verb": [ "arise from something", "arise out of something", "increase" ], "expense + noun": [ "expense account", "expenses claim", "expense report" ], "preposition": ["on expenses"], "phrases": ["all expenses paid", "spare no expense"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "money that you spend while you are working and that your employer will pay back to you later", "sensetop": "on expenses", "labels": "(British English)", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "You can claim back your **travelling/travel** expenses." }, { "text": "We **paid their expenses**, but nothing more." }, { "text": "an **all-expenses-paid** trip" }, { "text": "to take a client out for a meal on expenses", "contextForm": "on expenses" }, { "text": "Relocated employees received grants towards incidental expenses like buying carpets." }, { "text": "The guides are unpaid except for basic expenses." }, { "text": "They are claiming expenses for travel and meals." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["high", "low", "allowable"], "verb + expenses": ["incur", "cover", "defray"], "expenses + verb": [ "arise from something", "arise out of something", "increase" ], "expense + noun": [ "expense account", "expenses claim", "expense report" ], "preposition": ["on expenses"], "phrases": ["all expenses paid", "spare no expense"] } }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "paid for by somebody", "examples": [ { "text": "We were taken out for a meal at the company's expense." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "if you make a joke at somebody’s expense, you laugh at them and make them feel silly", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "with loss or damage to somebody/something", "examples": [ { "text": "He built up the business at the expense of his health." }, { "text": "an education system that benefits the brightest children at the expense of everyone else" } ], "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to spend money on something", "examples": [ { "text": "They went to all the expense of redecorating the house and then they moved." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to make somebody spend money on something", "examples": [ { "text": "Their visit put us to a lot of expense." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspens/", "audio": "ex/expense/expense__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspens/", "audio": "ex/expense/expense__us_4.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, alteration of Old French espense, from late Latin expensa (pecunia) ‘(money) spent’, from Latin expendere ‘pay out’, from ex- ‘out’ + pendere ‘weigh, pay’." }