1. noun
a) A spending or consuming. Often specifically an act of disbursing or spending funds.
Husband natures riches from expense.
b) That which is expended, laid out, or consumed. Sometimes with the notion of loss or damage to those on whom the expense falls.
And moan the expense of many a vanished sight.
2. verb
To charge a cost against an expense account; to bill something to the company for which one works.
It should be acceptable to expense a business lunch with a client.
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