expense
gb/ɪkspˈɛns/ us/ɪkspˈɛns/
B1
Angielski
~ 2000
Znaczenia
0 znaczeń
Rzeczownik
B1
entity
1
Money spent on something
Money you spend to buy something or to pay for a service.
Schemat użycia:
[someone]'s expense(s)
Częsty błąd:
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.
Synonimy
cost (A general term for the price of something, not always implying payment already made.)
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expenditure (More formal; often used in business or government contexts for money spent.)
Antonimy
income (Refers to money received, which is the opposite of money spent.)
Kolokacje
travel expenses
|living expenses
|medical expenses
|at someone's expense
|cut expenses
Tematy
business
|daily life
|finance
|daily_life
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- 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.
Rzeczownik
formal
B2
action
2
The act of spending money
The action of paying money for something.
Schemat użycia:
the expense of [something]
Częsty błąd:
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.
Synonimy
spending (A more everyday term for using money; less formal.)
Antonimy
saving (Keeping money instead of using it.)
Kolokacje
at great expense
|spare no expense
|at considerable expense
Tematy
business
|finance
|daily_life
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- 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.
Gramatyka
Forma słownikowa
expense
IPA
GB/ɪkspˈɛns/
US/ɪkspˈɛns/
Sylaby i akcent
ex - pense (2 sylaby)
Stress on 2nd syllable (pense)
Formy wyrazu
Noun
- Base: expense
- Plural: expense, expenses
Rodzina wyrazów
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
Wyrażenia
at great expense
1/ˈæt ɡɹˈeɪt ɪkspˈɛns/
fixed phrase
With a lot of money spent
With a lot of money used or paid.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady
- 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.