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I realize what it means to be financially comfortable, and I want to be that. But I'm lucky enough to be in that position. And I'm also careful. I save 38 percent of my earnings after expenses, before taxes.
David Duval

Meaning of "expenses" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EXPENSES

expenses  [ɪkˈspɛnsɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXPENSES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Expenses is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EXPENSES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

expenses

Expense

In common usage, an expense or expenditure is an outflow of money to another person or group to pay for an item or service, or for a category of costs. For a tenant, rent is an expense. For students or parents, tuition is an expense. Buying food, clothing, furniture or an automobile is often referred to as an expense. An expense is a cost that is "paid" or "remitted", usually in exchange for something of value. Something that seems to cost a great deal is "expensive". Something that seems to cost little is "inexpensive". "Expenses of the table" are expenses of dining, refreshments, a feast, etc. In accounting, expense has a very specific meaning. It is an outflow of cash or other valuable assets from a person or company to another person or company. This outflow of cash is generally one side of a trade for products or services that have equal or better current or future value to the buyer than to the seller. Technically, an expense is an event in which an asset is used up or a liability is incurred. In terms of the accounting equation, expenses reduce owners' equity. The International Accounting Standards Board defines expenses as ...

Definition of expenses in the English dictionary

The definition of expenses in the dictionary is incidental money spent in the performance of a job, commission, etc, usually reimbursed by an employer or allowable against tax.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXPENSES


acceptances
əkˈsɛptənsɪz
advances
ədˈvɑːnsɪz
Clearances
ˈklɪərənsɪz
condolences
kənˈdəʊlənsɪz
consequences
ˈkɒnsɪkwənsɪz
consistencies
kənˈsɪstənsɪz
currencies
ˈkʌrənsɪz
defences
dɪˈfɛnsɪz
deficiencies
dɪˈfɪʃənsɪz
finances
ˈfaɪnænsɪz
pregnancies
ˈpreɡnənsɪz
provinces
ˈprɒvɪnsɪz
residencies
ˈrezɪdənsɪz
senses
ˈsɛnsɪz
transparencies
trænsˈpærənsɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXPENSES

expeller
expellers
expelling
expend
expendability
expendable
expender
expenditure
expense
expense account
expenses sheet
expensive
expensively
expensiveness
experience
experience table
experienceable
experienced
experienceless
experiential

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXPENSES

accrued expenses
Albigenses
amanuenses
car expenses
current expenses
elevenses
entertainment expenses
general expenses
incidental expenses
living expenses
menses
miscellaneous expenses
out-of-pocket expenses
relocation expenses
removal expenses
sequence of tenses
take leave of one´s senses
to come to your senses
to have taken leave of your senses
travelling expenses
Waldenses

Synonyms and antonyms of expenses in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EXPENSES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «expenses» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of expenses

Translation of «expenses» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXPENSES

Find out the translation of expenses to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of expenses from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «expenses» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

费用
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gastos
570 millions of speakers

English

expenses
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खर्चे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نَفَقَات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

расходы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

despesas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খরচ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

frais
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

perbelanjaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ausgaben
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

経費
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

경비
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Expenses
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chi phí
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செலவுகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खर्च
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

giderler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spese
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wydatki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

витрати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cheltuială
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έξοδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitgawes
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

utgifter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kostnader
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of expenses

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXPENSES»

The term «expenses» is very widely used and occupies the 8.260 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EXPENSES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «expenses» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «expenses» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about expenses

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10 QUOTES WITH «EXPENSES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word expenses.
1
Russ Carnahan
Americans are also feeling the effects of soaring energy prices at the gas pump. The double burden of these added expenses will be far too much for many families.
2
David Duval
I realize what it means to be financially comfortable, and I want to be that. But I'm lucky enough to be in that position. And I'm also careful. I save 38 percent of my earnings after expenses, before taxes.
3
Jim Gerlach
Long gone are the days when hospital stays and surgeries made up the bulk of seniors' annual medical expenses.
4
Edward Gibbon
I am indeed rich, since my income is superior to my expenses, and my expense is equal to my wishes.
5
Robert Grosseteste
And with the money from your corn, from your rents, and from the issues of pleas in your courts, and from your stock, arrange the expenses of your kitchen and your wines and your wardrobe and the wages of servants, and subtract your stock.
6
Keith Henson
Cults, or related social movements such as the Taliban in Afghanistan, result in massive military expenses.
7
Brit Hume
Nobody's profitable at this moment, because recession is on; advertising dollars are down, and expenses are way up. So that kind of belies the situation that you would expect, because the ratings are way up everywhere.
8
Jerome K. Jerome
But there, everything has its drawbacks, as the man said when his mother-in-law died, and they came down upon him for the funeral expenses.
9
Darren L Johnson
The Profit and Loss Statement tells you a lot about how your business is doing. It can also help you to determine ways that you can go about saving money so that you get to bring more money home! Basically, the P&L statement measures all of your income sources verses all your business expenses for any given period of time.
10
Ric Keller
Illegal immigration costs taxpayers $45 billion a year in health care, education, and incarceration expenses.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXPENSES»

Discover the use of expenses in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to expenses and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
No Expenses Spared
It tells the story of one whistleblower and a small team of dedicated journalists who worked in secret to pore through more than a million expenses documents, braved the threat of legal action and political pressure to reveal the truth.
Robert Winnett, Gordon Rayner, 2011
2
A Very British Revolution: The Expenses Scandal and How to ...
' This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to revive British politics, and the rebuilding starts here.
Martin Bell, 2009
3
1001 Ways to Cut Your Expenses
Provides practical tips on ways to save money in the home, shopping, with the family, handling financial matters, at work and play, and after retirement
Jonathan D. Pond, 1992
4
No Expenses Spared
No Expenses Spared is the riveting inside story of the biggest political scandal to hit Parliament for a generation.
Robert Winnett, Gordon Rayner, 2009
5
Classification of Operating Expenses: Operating Revenues and ...
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Amer Transit Accountants' Association, 2009
6
Annual review of the MPs' scheme of business costs and ...
It gives MPs a clear budget limit for staff, but one that allows flexibility so as to reflect the differences in their ways of work. This Review also explored the separation between parliamentary functions and party political activities
Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, 2012
7
Managerial Accounting for Libraries and Other Not-for-profit ...
The accrual basis of accounting records expenses when they are incurred in providing services regardless of when these expenses are paid.3 Revenue is recognized in the accounting records when it is earned. Contributions and support are ...
G. Stevenson Smith, 2002
8
Policies and Procedures Manual for Accounting and Financial ...
Policy The company should establish a method to monitor and account for prepaid expenses. General Prepaid expenses arise whenever cash is disbursed and a portion of the associated benefit of the disbursement is for a future period.
Douglas W. Kutz, 2003
9
Keeping the Books: Basic Recordkeeping and Accounting for ...
They are recorded as revenues (income) and expenses. 1. Revenues (income) are the transactions for which monies are received. Equity deposits and loan funds are not revenues. 2. Expenses are all transactions for which monies are paid ...
Linda Pinson, 2007
10
The Global Theme Park Industry
Theme parks' operating expenses usually represent up to 80% of total sales. According to Kan (2005, 8): the theme park industry is characterized by high operating leverage, with 75% of costs fixed and 25% variable. Labour is the largest ...
Salvador Anton Clavé, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXPENSES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term expenses is used in the context of the following news items.
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New push for standard deduction for work expenses
The pesky task of keeping receipts to claim work-related expenses at tax time could be a thing of the past if a fresh push to allow standard ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
2
Court Rules San Francisco Medical Marijuana Dispensary Can't …
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Vapor Room owner Martin Olive couldn't subtract such expenses because ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
3
Man who raised issue of Shantz's expenses says he's lodged …
The man who first brought issues with Sandy Shantz's expenses to the attention of township officials says they should have acted faster, and ... «CTV News, Jul 15»
4
Public service CEOs to reveal expenses
Public service chief executives are making their expenses public in the coming week as part of efforts to promote more transparency in the ... «Radio New Zealand, Jul 15»
5
Downers Grove could cut services in light of increasing expenses
Factors driving up village expenses include salary increases, health ... to the council include reducing personnel expenses, consolidation, ... «Suburban Life Publications, Jul 15»
6
Biloxi looking to cut legal expenses after spending $5.2 million in 4 …
His firm was paid $2.6 million over the last 4 years to represent Biloxi, half of the city's legal expenses. Monday is the deadline for law firms to ... «SunHerald.com, Jul 15»
7
County revenue not keeping pace with expenses
Coweta County Finance Director Hans Wilson talks about the county's revenues and expenses at Tuesday's County Commissioner workshop. «Newnan Times-Herald, Jul 15»
8
Candidates apologize for not auditing their election expenses
The citizen committee met Thursday to look at the expenses of four election candidates — Stoney Creek councillors Doug Conley and Maria ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
9
LETTER: MP welcomes questions about expenses
I believe that MPs or senators, or political parties for that matter, who have defied the rules of Parliament should rightly face whatever ... «Orillia Packet & Times, Jul 15»
10
Mapp's 2016 Budget Request Includes Increased Travel Expenses
Nereida “Nellie” O'Reilly, who asked why travel expenses had increased from $198,000 to $403,500. “Our senior leadership team is based on ... «VI Consortium, Jul 15»

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