{
    "term": "expense",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the money that you spend on something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The garden was transformed **at great expense**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**No expense was spared** *(= they spent as much money as was needed)* to make the party a success."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's arranged everything, **no expense spared**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She always travels first-class regardless of expense."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The results are well worth the expense."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We were taken out for a meal at the company's expense."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It emerged that they had received free first-class travel at the taxpayer's expense."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bridge was built at public expense."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They had to repair the damage at their own expense."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Your monthly housing expense should not be greater than 28% of your income."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The accommodation package includes admission to the golf course at no extra expense."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She had to meet the expense herself."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Net interest expense increased to $5.9 million from $4.1 million."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["considerable", "enormous", "great"],
                "verb + expense": ["go to", "incur", "involve"],
                "expense + verb": ["rise"],
                "preposition": ["at somebody’s/​something’s expense", "at… expense"],
                "phrases": [
                    "at taxpayer expense",
                    "at taxpayers’ expense",
                    "at the taxpayer’s expense"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "something that makes you spend money",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Running a car is a big expense."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company views its workers as an expense instead of an asset."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Insurance is an ongoing expense."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The real expense of the trip was the flights."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Save the expense of calling out a plumber by learning some of the basics yourself."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Meetings, and the time for them, are a considerable management expense."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The process turned out to be a significant capital expense."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "considerable", "major"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "money spent in doing a particular job, or for a particular purpose",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**living/medical/travel expenses**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "legal/household expenses"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company has cut **operating expenses** to their lowest levels in three years"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Can I give you something towards expenses?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "financial help to meet the expenses of an emergency"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The payments he gets barely **cover** his **expenses**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Property investors are entitled to offset the **expenses incurred** buying the property."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My expenses are constantly rising and my income stays the same."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Medical expenses can be quite high if you are not insured."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You can reduce your expenses by selling your old car at a good price."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You can expect to receive compensation for all expenses arising out of the accident."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We will recoup our expenses within 24 months."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You will receive expense reimbursement for up to $5 000 for legal representation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Total employee expenses were up about 6%."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Operating expenses rose by more than 23% last year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Look for a fund with low expenses."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Money"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["high", "low", "allowable"],
                "verb + expenses": ["incur", "cover", "defray"],
                "expenses + verb": [
                    "arise from something",
                    "arise out of something",
                    "increase"
                ],
                "expense + noun": [
                    "expense account",
                    "expenses claim",
                    "expense report"
                ],
                "preposition": ["on expenses"],
                "phrases": ["all expenses paid", "spare no expense"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "money that you spend while you are working and that your employer will pay back to you later",
            "sensetop": "on expenses",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You can claim back your **travelling/travel** expenses."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We **paid their expenses**, but nothing more."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an **all-expenses-paid** trip"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to take a client out for a meal on expenses",
                    "contextForm": "on expenses"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Relocated employees received grants towards incidental expenses like buying carpets."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The guides are unpaid except for basic expenses."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are claiming expenses for travel and meals."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["high", "low", "allowable"],
                "verb + expenses": ["incur", "cover", "defray"],
                "expenses + verb": [
                    "arise from something",
                    "arise out of something",
                    "increase"
                ],
                "expense + noun": [
                    "expense account",
                    "expenses claim",
                    "expense report"
                ],
                "preposition": ["on expenses"],
                "phrases": ["all expenses paid", "spare no expense"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "paid for by somebody",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We were taken out for a meal at the company's expense."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "if you make a joke at somebody’s expense, you laugh at them and make them feel silly",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "with loss or damage to somebody/something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He built up the business at the expense of his health."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an education system that benefits the brightest children at the expense of everyone else"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to spend money on something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They went to all the expense of redecorating the house and then they moved."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make somebody spend money on something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Their visit put us to a lot of expense."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspens/",
                "audio": "ex/expense/expense__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspens/",
                "audio": "ex/expense/expense__us_4.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, alteration of Old French espense, from late Latin expensa (pecunia) ‘(money) spent’, from Latin expendere ‘pay out’, from ex- ‘out’ + pendere ‘weigh, pay’."
}