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needless expense

collocation in English

meanings of needlessand expense


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needless
adjective
uk /ˈniːd.ləs/ us /ˈniːd.ləs/
completely ...
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expense
noun
uk /ɪkˈspens/ us /ɪkˈspens/
the use of money, time, ...
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Examples of needless expense


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If they backed away, they risked playing into the hands of the new offices, which claimed that hiring an actuary was a needlessexpense.
Some acts deliberately excluded areas of rough pasture which were so high lying that there would have been no profit, and much needlessexpense, in enclosing them.
The case dragged on and had many worrying elements, which clocked up enormous and needlessexpense to taxpayers.
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Such claims would involve needlessexpense to which no public body ought to be subjected.
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This might involve all parties in needlessexpense.
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Why should we add to the bureaucracy and add to the administrative work and cause needlessexpense?
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If so, surely that is a needlessexpense.
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In large factories there is the needlessexpense of arranging for a security vehicle to bring cash to the site.
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The committee considered that such a provision was unnecessary and was, indeed, likely to lead to confusion, administrative problems and needlessexpense to the legal aid fund.
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Is that not a needlessexpense?
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Having a writing staff was a needlessexpense for the network.
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