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Snacks were an expense for the class event.
What does Expense mean?
An expense is money you spend.
Dictionary definition
Money that is spent to buy something or do an activity.
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Expense in a sentence
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We wrote each expense in the project notebook.
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Tracking every expense helps teams plan better budgets.
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What is an expense?
An expense is an amount of money used for something.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to expense?
Cost is close in meaning to expense in this dictionary entry.
Practice 3
Which word is an antonym of expense?
Income contrasts with expense in this dictionary entry.
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WordExpense.
Partnoun.
MeaningExpense means An expense is money you spend.
ExampleExample: Snacks were an expense for the class event.
Word breakdown
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- ik · spens
- Strongest beat
- spens
- Ending
- spens
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- Put a little extra energy on spens.
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Synonyms
Words like Expense
costCost is the amount needed for one item or action.
spendingSpending is the act of using money.
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Expense word family
Base word
expense
noun
expenses
More than one spending item.
adjective
expensive
Costing a lot of money.
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Hint for students
An expense is money you spend.
Common mix-up
Expense is not the same as income. Expense means an expense is money you spend.
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Read this model sentence: We wrote each expense in the project notebook. Clue words: wrote, each, project. Underline clue words that show why expense fits instead of income. Now write one new sentence that shows expense without using the word expense. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show expense?
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Ask students to explain this model sentence: "We wrote each expense in the project notebook." Why does expense fit better than income?
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