英语词汇“expense”的音标、意思、用法及中文翻译-反思网

all expenses paid

at the expense of someone

at the expense of something

blow/hang the expense

no expense is spared

expense | American Dictionary

expense
noun[ C/U ]
us/ɪkˈspens/
an amount of money needed or used to do or buy something; cost:
[ C ]We have to start cutting down on our expenses.
[ U ]The house was redecorated at great expense.

Idioms

at the expense of someone

at the expense of something

expense | Business English

expense
noun
uk /ɪkˈspens/us
[ C or U ] ACCOUNTING
an amount of money that a person or business spends in order to do something:
a big/major expenseWaste disposal is a major expense for us.
cut down on/reduce/cut expenseWe need to cut down on our expenses.
cover/meet expensesHe said the business needed to borrow to meet future expenses.
bear/incur an expenseIn your tax return you can include tax-deductible expenses incurred as a result of employment.
a business/operating/running expense
legal/medical/administrative expenses
unnecessary/additional/extra expenseMoney can be moved into the account without the unnecessary expense of being converted into sterling.
[ U ]
the large amount of money that something costs:
Buying a bigger car has proved to be well worth the expense.
He just had his office remodelled at great expense.
Having gone to the expense of hiring an exhibition stand, you need to make the most of the selling opportunity.
expenses[ plural ]
HR, ACCOUNTING
money that you spend when you are doing your job, that an employer or other organization pays back to you:
pay/cover/reimburse sb's expensesShe was invited to speak at the conference, with an offer to cover all her expenses.
travel/relocation/subsistence expenses
Details of how to claim expenses can be found on the website.
Committee members are paid £160 plus expenses to attend the fortnightly meetings.
I need to get my expenses approved.
all expenses paid
if something is all expenses paid, you do not have to pay for anything yourself:
She's going to a conference in Tokyo, all expenses paid.
an all-expenses-paid trip to New York
at sb's expense
paid for by someone:
They are living an extravagant lifestyle at the taxpayer's expense.
If you lose your ticket, you will have to buy another at your own expense.
on expenses
using money that will be paid back by your employer:
He took me out to lunch on expenses.
I usually travel standard class on the train, even when on expenses.
spare no expense
to spend a lot of money in order to make something extremely good:
No expense was spared in redesigning the chairman's office.

Examples of expense

expense
The old plan paid 100 per cent of all covered medical expenses and had a premium of approximately $5,000 per year per family.
In 1993, a long-term care allowance programme was introduced in order to support people in need of care to compensate for care-related additional expenses.
Another measure examined here is an indicator that the respondent cannot meet essential expenses.
During the past 12 months, has there been a time when you/your household did not meet all of your essential expenses?
Reporting material hardship and difficulty meeting expenses are somewhat correlated.
By 1936, national hospital expenses reached 4 % of the state budget.
As new medical technologies sent expenses on an upward spiral, small provincial hospitals, largely funded by small private bequests, could not keep up.
However, compared to their high reliance on informal care, they are more independent from their families in terms of financing their living expenses.
They are likely to include at least all expenses, which are not possible to get higher tax deductions through the personal income tax system.
Participants received compensation for travel expenses (maximum £10) as an incentive to attend.
Participants were offered an afternoon or an evening focus group and were reimbursed for outof-pocket expenses.
The argument is that active asset management is required to outperform the market, which therefore leads to higher investment management expenses.
Workers cannot access their funds for house purchase, education, or medical expenses, as in some other countries.
In addition, we examine whether the components of overall risk-adjusted performance (risk, returns, and expenses) are related.
Pension expenses, when incurred over a worker's lifetime in the labor market, can substantially erode the retirement assets.
See all examples of expense
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocations withexpense

expense

These are words often used in combination with expense.

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added expense
In addition, it is clear that the additional information provided by careful examinations of gills for dactylogyrids (in roach) would justify the addedexpense.
additional expense
Although a 2-stage repair requires additionalexpense and effort, this approach may prove to minimize mortality rates.
administrative expense
However, existing risk adjustment schemes exclude administrativeexpense, a fact that discourages innovation of this type.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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词汇	expense
释义	expense noun uk /ɪkˈspens/ us /ɪkˈspens/ B2[ U ] the use of money, time, or effort: 花钱;支付;耗费 worth the expenseBuying a bigger car has proved to be well worth the expense.事实证明，买辆大点儿的车还是很值得的。 at great expenseWe've just had a new garage built at great expense.我们刚花了很多钱建了一座新车库。 at someone’s expenseWe went on holiday at my father's expense (= he paid for it).我们去度了假，一切费用由我父亲支付。 go to the expense ofIt's silly to go to the expense of (= spend money on) buying new clothes when you don't really need them.花钱买你并不真正需要的新衣服是很傻的。 [ C ] something that makes you spend money: 花钱的东西（或缘由）;开销 Our biggest expense this year was our summer holiday.我们今年最大的开销就是暑期度假。 We need to cut down on our expenses.我们必须削减开支。 expensesC1[ plural ] money that you spend when you are doing your job, that your employer will pay back to you: （向雇主报销的）业务费用，开支，花销 I need to get my expenses approved.我得去办报销核准手续。 He claimed that the restaurant bill was a legitimate business expense.他声称饭店账单是一笔合理的业务开支。 Just buy it - never mind the expense! Owning a car involves a lot of expense - it's unavoidable. She rationalized the expense by saying that the costly carpet she had bought would last longer than a cheaper one. All the time and expense involved in keeping up to date with the changes has been worthwhile. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Costs & expenses admission charge aliment all in at cost at someone's expense bank charges outgo outlay overrun palimony price point pricing redress remittance reserve RPI spend transfer fee tune upkeep Idioms all expenses paid at the expense of someone at the expense of something blow/hang the expense no expense is spared expense \| American Dictionary expense noun[ C/U ] us/ɪkˈspens/ an amount of money needed or used to do or buy something; cost: [ C ]We have to start cutting down on our expenses. [ U ]The house was redecorated at great expense. Idioms at the expense of someone at the expense of something expense \| Business English expense noun uk /ɪkˈspens/us [ C or U ] ACCOUNTING an amount of money that a person or business spends in order to do something: a big/major expenseWaste disposal is a major expense for us. cut down on/reduce/cut expenseWe need to cut down on our expenses. cover/meet expensesHe said the business needed to borrow to meet future expenses. bear/incur an expenseIn your tax return you can include tax-deductible expenses incurred as a result of employment. a business/operating/running expense legal/medical/administrative expenses unnecessary/additional/extra expenseMoney can be moved into the account without the unnecessary expense of being converted into sterling. [ U ] the large amount of money that something costs: Buying a bigger car has proved to be well worth the expense. He just had his office remodelled at great expense. Having gone to the expense of hiring an exhibition stand, you need to make the most of the selling opportunity. expenses[ plural ] HR, ACCOUNTING money that you spend when you are doing your job, that an employer or other organization pays back to you: pay/cover/reimburse sb's expensesShe was invited to speak at the conference, with an offer to cover all her expenses. travel/relocation/subsistence expenses Details of how to claim expenses can be found on the website. Committee members are paid £160 plus expenses to attend the fortnightly meetings. I need to get my expenses approved. all expenses paid if something is all expenses paid, you do not have to pay for anything yourself: She's going to a conference in Tokyo, all expenses paid. an all-expenses-paid trip to New York at sb's expense paid for by someone: They are living an extravagant lifestyle at the taxpayer's expense. If you lose your ticket, you will have to buy another at your own expense. on expenses using money that will be paid back by your employer: He took me out to lunch on expenses. I usually travel standard class on the train, even when on expenses. spare no expense to spend a lot of money in order to make something extremely good: No expense was spared in redesigning the chairman's office. See also accrued expense capital expense direct expense entertainment expenses fixed expense general expense handling expense indirect expense interest expense marketing expense View all operating expense overhead expense sales expense travel expense expense verb[ T ] ACCOUNTINGuk /ɪkˈspens/us to show the full amount of money paid for something as a cost in a company's accounts, rather than showing it as a lower and lower amount over a period of time: The accounting rule allows research-and-development costs to be instantly expensed or deducted from profits. Examples of expense expense The old plan paid 100 per cent of all covered medical expenses and had a premium of approximately $5,000 per year per family. In 1993, a long-term care allowance programme was introduced in order to support people in need of care to compensate for care-related additional expenses. Another measure examined here is an indicator that the respondent cannot meet essential expenses. During the past 12 months, has there been a time when you/your household did not meet all of your essential expenses? Reporting material hardship and difficulty meeting expenses are somewhat correlated. By 1936, national hospital expenses reached 4 % of the state budget. As new medical technologies sent expenses on an upward spiral, small provincial hospitals, largely funded by small private bequests, could not keep up. However, compared to their high reliance on informal care, they are more independent from their families in terms of financing their living expenses. They are likely to include at least all expenses, which are not possible to get higher tax deductions through the personal income tax system. Participants received compensation for travel expenses (maximum £10) as an incentive to attend. Participants were offered an afternoon or an evening focus group and were reimbursed for outof-pocket expenses. The argument is that active asset management is required to outperform the market, which therefore leads to higher investment management expenses. Workers cannot access their funds for house purchase, education, or medical expenses, as in some other countries. In addition, we examine whether the components of overall risk-adjusted performance (risk, returns, and expenses) are related. Pension expenses, when incurred over a worker's lifetime in the labor market, can substantially erode the retirement assets. See all examples of expense These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withexpense expense These are words often used in combination with expense. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. added expense In addition, it is clear that the additional information provided by careful examinations of gills for dactylogyrids (in roach) would justify the addedexpense. additional expense Although a 2-stage repair requires additionalexpense and effort, this approach may prove to minimize mortality rates. administrative expense However, existing risk adjustment schemes exclude administrativeexpense, a fact that discourages innovation of this type. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with expense
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Examples of expense

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