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אנגלית

expense

gb/ɪkspˈɛns/ us/ɪkspˈɛns/
B1 אנגלית
~ 2000
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
שם עצם B1 entity
1

Money spent on something

Money you spend to buy something or to pay for a service.

תבנית שימוש: [someone]'s expense(s)
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'expense' (money spent) with 'price' (cost to buy). 'Price' refers to what something costs, while 'expense' is the money you actually spend or have to spend.
מילים נרדפות
cost (A general term for the price of something, not always implying payment already made.) | expenditure (More formal; often used in business or government contexts for money spent.)
הפכים
income (Refers to money received, which is the opposite of money spent.)
צירופים
travel expenses |living expenses |medical expenses |at someone's expense |cut expenses
נושאים
business |daily life |finance |daily_life
דוגמאות
  • The company covered all travel expenses for the conference.
  • We need to reduce our monthly expenses to save money.
  • Her medical expenses were higher than expected this year.
  • The trip was worth the expense.
  • They keep a record of all business-related expenses.
דוגמאות ללומדים
  • I paid my own travel expenses.
  • My living expenses are very high.
  • We must cut our expenses this month.
  • He wrote down each expense in a notebook.
  • Food is our biggest expense.
שם עצם formal B2 action
2

The act of spending money

The action of paying money for something.

תבנית שימוש: the expense of [something]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may confuse 'expense' here with 'cost' as a static number; in this sense, it focuses more on the process or effort involved in spending money.
מילים נרדפות
spending (A more everyday term for using money; less formal.)
הפכים
saving (Keeping money instead of using it.)
צירופים
at great expense |spare no expense |at considerable expense
נושאים
business |finance |daily_life
דוגמאות
  • The building was renovated at great expense.
  • He spared no expense in making the wedding perfect.
  • At the expense of his own comfort, he helped the team succeed.
  • The project was completed at considerable expense to the company.
  • They went to the expense of hiring a famous chef.
דוגמאות ללומדים
  • We built the house at great expense.
  • She spared no expense for her son's party.
  • They did it at the expense of their health.
  • The garden was made at considerable expense.
  • He went to the expense of buying new chairs.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
expense
IPA
GB/ɪkspˈɛns/
US/ɪkspˈɛns/
הברות והטעמה
ex - pense (2 הברות)
Stress on 2nd syllable (pense)
צורות המילה
Noun
  • Base: expense
  • Plural: expense, expenses
משפחת מילים
Forms
expenses noun
Core family
expensive adjective A2
Related words
expensively adverb
Negative and opposite forms
inexpensive adjective B1 inexpensively adverb
Advanced or less common
expend verb B2 expenditure noun B2 expendable adjective
ביטויים

at great expense

1
/ˈæt ɡɹˈeɪt ɪkspˈɛns/
fixed phrase

With a lot of money spent

With a lot of money used or paid.

דוגמאות
  • The bridge was repaired at great expense.
  • They moved into a new office at great expense.

at someone's expense

1
/ˈæt sˈʌmwˌʌnz ɪkspˈɛns/
fixed phrase

Causing cost or harm to someone else

If something is done at someone's expense, it harms them or costs them money.

דוגמאות
  • He made a joke at her expense, and she didn’t laugh.
  • The team won, but at the expense of several injured players.

go to the expense of

1
/ɡˈoʊ tə ðə ɪkspˈɛns əv/
fixed phrase

Choose to spend money on something specific

To decide to spend money on something, especially when it is not necessary.

דוגמאות
  • We didn’t want to go to the expense of buying new furniture.
  • She went to the expense of printing personalized invitations.

spare no expense

1
/spˈɛɹ nˈoʊ ɪkspˈɛns/
idiom

Spend as much as needed

To spend a lot of money to get the best result possible.

דוגמאות
  • They spared no expense in decorating the hall for the wedding.
  • The movie spared no expense on special effects.

spare no expense

2
/spˈɛɹ nˈoʊ ɪkspˈɛns/
idiom

spend as much money as needed

To spend a lot of money and not try to save, in order to get the best result.

דוגמאות
  • They spared no expense on their wedding reception.
  • The company spared no expense to impress their clients.
  • Her parents spared no expense when it came to her education.
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