expense

• 名词，指为某事物花费的钱款或金额，或商业及个人活动中产生的费用支出。

A noun referring to the cost or amount of money spent on something, or a financial outlay incurred in the course of business or personal activities.

1. Cost of somethingB1formal

   The amount of money spent on something.

   费用

   • The expense of the new car was higher than expected.
   • We need to calculate the total expense of the project.
   • She covered the expense of the trip herself.

   同义词chargecostexpenditureoutgooutlaypaymentpricespending

   反义词gainincomeprofitrevenue

2. Financial burdenB2formal

   Something that requires a lot of money to maintain or achieve.

   经济负担

   • The house is a huge expense to maintain.
   • Medical expenses can be very high.
   • He considered the expense of college before applying.

   同义词burdenchargecostdrainexpenditureliabilityoutlayoverheadspending

3. Sacrifice or lossB2formal

   Something that is given up or lost in order to achieve something else.

   代价

   • She achieved success at the expense of her health.
   • The company grew at the expense of its competitors.
   • He won the argument at the expense of his friendship.

   同义词costlosspricesacrifice

   反义词advantagebenefitgainprofit

• 动词，指将某笔金额作为费用或开支进行记录、列支或报销，常用于会计或财务语境。

A verb used to indicate the act of charging or recording an amount as a cost or expenditure, typically in accounting or financial contexts.

1. To charge as a costB2formal

   To record or charge something as a business expense for tax or accounting purposes.

   报销

   • The company will expense the travel costs for the conference.
   • You can expense your office supplies to the department budget.
   • He expensed the client dinner on his corporate credit card.

   同义词account forchargeclaimdeductwrite off