Expense — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)

a detriment or sacrifice

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkspˈɛns/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkspˈɛns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkspˈɛns/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛkspˈɛns/.

Examples

at the expense of
he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting
For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disbursal disbursement write off write down

Parts of Speech

noun	amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
noun	a detriment or sacrifice “at the expense of”
noun	money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer “he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting”
verb	reduce the estimated value of something “For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer”

Word Forms

disburse	verb	expend, as from a fund
write-off	noun	(accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset
write-down	noun	(accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aufwand

Für Waren und Dienstleistungen gezahlte Beträge, die derzeit möglicherweise steuerlich absetzbar sind (im Gegensatz zu Investitionsausgaben)

🇫🇷French

frais

les montants payés pour des biens et des services qui peuvent actuellement être déductibles d'impôt (par opposition aux dépenses en capital)

🇪🇸Spanish

gastos

Cantidades pagadas por bienes y servicios que actualmente pueden ser deducibles de impuestos (a diferencia de los gastos de capital).

🇮🇹Italian

spese

importi pagati per beni e servizi che possono essere attualmente deducibili dalle tasse (al contrario delle spese in conto capitale)

🇳🇱Dutch

kosten

bedragen betaald voor goederen en diensten die momenteel mogelijk fiscaal aftrekbaar zijn (in tegenstelling tot kapitaaluitgaven)

🇵🇹Portuguese

despesa

valores pagos por bens e serviços que podem ser atualmente dedutíveis de impostos (em oposição a despesas de capital)

🇷🇺Russian

расходы

суммы, уплаченные за товары и услуги, которые в настоящее время могут быть освобождены от налогов (в отличие от капитальных затрат)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

व्यय

वस्तुओं और सेवाओं के लिए भुगतान की गई राशि जो वर्तमान में कर कटौती योग्य हो सकती है (पूंजीगत व्यय के विपरीत)

🇧🇩Bengali

খরচ

পণ্য ও পরিষেবার জন্য প্রদত্ত পরিমাণ যা বর্তমানে কর ছাড়যোগ্য হতে পারে (মূলধন ব্যয়ের বিপরীতে)

🇮🇳Tamil

செலவு

தற்போது வரி விலக்கு பெறக்கூடிய பொருட்கள் மற்றும் சேவைகளுக்கு செலுத்தப்படும் தொகைகள் (மூலதனச் செலவினங்களுக்கு மாறாக)

🇮🇳Telugu

ఖర్చు

ప్రస్తుతం పన్ను మినహాయించబడే వస్తువులు మరియు సేవల కోసం చెల్లించిన మొత్తాలు (మూలధన వ్యయాలకు విరుద్ధంగా)

🇮🇳Marathi

खर्च

वस्तू आणि सेवांसाठी दिलेली रक्कम जी सध्या कर कपात करण्यायोग्य असू शकते (भांडवली खर्चाच्या विरूद्ध)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખર્ચ

માલ અને સેવાઓ માટે ચૂકવવામાં આવેલી રકમ જે હાલમાં કર કપાતપાત્ર હોઈ શકે છે (મૂડી ખર્ચના વિરોધમાં)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಖರ್ಚು

ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತ ತೆರಿಗೆ ಕಡಿತಗೊಳಿಸಬಹುದಾದ ಸರಕುಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಸೇವೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಪಾವತಿಸಿದ ಮೊತ್ತಗಳು (ಬಂಡವಾಳ ವೆಚ್ಚಗಳಿಗೆ ವಿರುದ್ಧವಾಗಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചെലവ്

നിലവിൽ നികുതിയിളവ് ലഭിച്ചേക്കാവുന്ന ചരക്കുകൾക്കും സേവനങ്ങൾക്കുമായി അടച്ച തുകകൾ (മൂലധന ചെലവുകൾക്ക് വിരുദ്ധമായി)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਰਚਾ

ਵਸਤੂਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਸੇਵਾਵਾਂ ਲਈ ਅਦਾ ਕੀਤੀ ਰਕਮ ਜੋ ਵਰਤਮਾਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਟੈਕਸ ਕਟੌਤੀਯੋਗ ਹੋ ਸਕਦੀ ਹੈ (ਪੂੰਜੀ ਖਰਚਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਉਲਟ)

🇵🇰Urdu

خرچ

اشیا اور خدمات کے لیے ادا کی گئی رقم جو فی الحال ٹیکس میں کٹوتی ہو سکتی ہے (سرمایہاتی اخراجات کے برعکس)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

费用

目前可以免税的商品和服务支付的金额（与资本支出相对）

🇯🇵Japanese

費用

現在税金控除の対象となる商品やサービスに対して支払われた金額（資本的支出とは対照的に）

🇰🇷Korean

비용

현재 세금 공제가 가능한 상품 및 서비스에 대해 지불한 금액(자본 지출과 반대)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chi phí

số tiền thanh toán cho hàng hóa và dịch vụ hiện có thể được khấu trừ thuế (ngược lại với chi tiêu vốn)

🇹🇭Thai

ค่าใช้จ่าย

จำนวนเงินที่จ่ายสำหรับสินค้าและบริการที่อาจนำไปหักลดหย่อนภาษีได้ในปัจจุบัน (ตรงข้ามกับรายจ่ายฝ่ายทุน)

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengeluaran

jumlah yang dibayarkan untuk barang dan jasa yang saat ini dapat dikurangkan dari pajak (berbeda dengan belanja modal)

🇵🇭Filipino

gastos

mga halagang binayaran para sa mga kalakal at serbisyo na maaaring kasalukuyang mababawas sa buwis (kumpara sa mga paggasta sa kapital)

🇲🇾Malay

perbelanjaan

amaun yang dibayar untuk barangan dan perkhidmatan yang mungkin boleh ditolak cukai pada masa ini (berbanding dengan perbelanjaan modal)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حساب

المبالغ المدفوعة مقابل السلع والخدمات التي قد تكون حاليًا معفاة من الضرائب (على عكس النفقات الرأسمالية)

🇮🇷Persian

هزینه

مبالغ پرداختی برای کالاها و خدماتی که ممکن است در حال حاضر قابل کسر مالیات باشند (برخلاف مخارج سرمایه ای)

🇹🇷Turkish

masraf

halihazırda vergiden düşülebilir olan mal ve hizmetler için ödenen tutarlar (sermaye harcamalarının aksine)

🇮🇱Hebrew

הוֹצָאָה

סכומים ששולמו עבור סחורות ושירותים שעשויים להיות ניתנים לניכוי כעת במס (בניגוד להוצאות הוניות)

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'expense'?

The primary meaning of 'expense' is 'amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'expense' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'expense' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'expense' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'expense' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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