![]() funeral expenses (=the cost of arranging a funeral ) She had a small insurance policy to cover the funeral expenses. household expenses (=money spent looking after a house and the people in it ) Unfortunately, household expenses don’t go away just because you’re in hospital or out of work. The tenant can incur considerable legal expenses. ![]() legal/medical expenses We had to get a loan to pay for my husband’s medical expenses. operating expenses (=money that a company spends on running its business ) We must reduce our operating expenses. living expenses (=money that you spend on rent, food, and things such as electricity, gas etc ) She receives £80 a week, from which she must pay for all her living expenses. 2 → expenses 3 → at the expense of somebody/something 4 → at somebody’s expense 5 → all expenses paid COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: the amount of money that you spend on something ADJECTIVES/NOUN + expense the extra/additional expense Is it worth the extra expense to get a room with a sea view? an unnecessary expense Paying extra for leather seats seemed like an unnecessary expense. Conference rooms were equipped at great expense. ![]() ○ noun 1 SPEND MONEY the amount of money that you spend on something He borrowed £150,000 and used the money for legal expenses.Expensively ≠ inexpensively From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English expense ex‧pense / ɪkˈspens /
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