Expence vs. Expense
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Difference Between Expence and Expense
Expencenoun
obsolete spelling of expense
Expensenoun
A spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds.
She went to great expense to ensure her children would get the best education.Buying the car was a big expense, but will be worth it in the long run.We had a training weekend in New York, at the expense of our company.Expensenoun
The elimination or consumption of something, sometimes with the notion of loss or damage to the thing eliminated.
Jones reached the final at the expense of Smith, who couldn't beat him.Expensenoun
(obsolete) Loss.
Expenseverb
(transitive) To charge a cost against an expense account; to bill something to the company for which one works.
It should be acceptable to expense a business lunch with a client.Expensenoun
amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
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Expensenoun
a detriment or sacrifice;
at the expense ofExpensenoun
money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer;
he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting
