expense

noun

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Senses

amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)

reduce the estimated value of something

For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer

a detriment or sacrifice

at the expense of

money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer

he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting

Sense	Relation	Group	Word
1	derivation	Related & opposite	disburse
1	hypernym	Types & categories	cost
1	hyponym	Types & categories	business expense
1	hyponym	Types & categories	interest expense
1	hyponym	Types & categories	lobbying expense
1	hyponym	Types & categories	medical expense
1	hyponym	Types & categories	non-cash expense
1	hyponym	Types & categories	moving expense
1	hyponym	Types & categories	overhead
1	hyponym	Types & categories	personal expense
2	derivation	Related & opposite	write-off
2	derivation	Related & opposite	write-off
2	hypernym	Types & categories	depreciate
3	hypernym	Types & categories	detriment
4	hypernym	Types & categories	expenditure
4	hyponym	Types & categories	incidental
4	hyponym	Types & categories	travel expense