amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
a detriment or sacrifice;
"at the expense of"
money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer;
"he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting"
Verb:
reduce the estimated value of something;
"For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer"
expense的用法和樣例:
例句
用作名詞 (n.)
It's too much of an expense for me to own a car. 對我來說,擁有一輛汽車的花費太大。
Societies should try to save every plant and animal species, regardless of the expense to humans in effort, time, and financial well-being. 社會應儘力挽救每一動植物物種,不管花費多少人力、時間和財力。
Don't involve yourself in unnecessary expense. 勿做不必要的花費。
He finished the job at the expenses of his health. 他以犧牲健康完成了這項工作。
That's why a reduction in price can never be made at the expense of quality. 正因為如此,降低價格的同時,並不能以犧牲質量為代價。