Thesaurus results for EXPENSE

expense

noun

ik-ˈspen(t)s

Definition of expense

as in cost

a payment made in the course of achieving a result they spared no expense in building the house of their dreams

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Recent Examples of expense Crutsinger’s GoFundMe has raised $42,992 to help the family cover medical expenses. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026 Donations to the girls’ GoFundMe page to help offset travel and hotel expenses for the weeklong tournament are welcomed and much appreciated. — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026 There are peer-to-peer payment services like Zelle, Venmo and Cash App, which allow users to directly transfer from bank account to bank account, and apps like Tab, Splitwise and Divvy, which help users track and split shared expenses. — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 7 July 2026 Since Calleja’s near-fatal fall, over $42,000 ($61,000 AUD) has been donated to a fundraiser organized by his football club to help cover medical expenses. — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for expense

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Trump tied this regular seasonal sale to his claims that his administration lowered costs for consumers, from gas prices to eggs.

— Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Roberts said his product would be less expensive on a per-square-foot basis than traditional construction but declined to cite figures because individual site conditions affect the overall cost.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

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The company plans to invest $11 billion globally in capital expenditures and research and development between 2025 and 2028, with a focus on technologies that support electrification and the energy transition.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
American Mission’s ads are independent expenditures, so the political committee cannot legally coordinate with the campaign or get Donalds’ approval.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

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