Expense

n.	1.	A spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure. Husband nature's riches from expense. - Shak.
	2.	That which is expended, laid out, or consumed; cost; outlay; charge; - sometimes with the notion of loss or damage to those on whom the expense falls; as, the expenses of war; an expense of time. Courting popularity at his party's expense. - Brougham.
	3.	Loss. And moan the expense of many a vanished sight. - Spenser. Expense magazine (Mil.) a small magazine containing ammunition for immediate use. - H. L. Scott.

Noun	1.	expense - amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures) Synonyms: disbursal, disbursement
	2.	expense - a detriment or sacrifice; "at the expense of"
	3.	expense - money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer; "he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting"

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