noun
the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes (Freq. 2)
• Syn: ↑operating expense, ↑overhead, ↑budget items
• Topics: ↑tax, ↑taxation, ↑revenue enhancement
• Hypernyms: ↑expense, ↑disbursal, ↑disbursement
• Part Holonyms: ↑operating budget
Useful english dictionary. 2012.