expense

英 [ɪk'spens; ek-] 美[ɪk'spɛns]

• n. 损失，代价；消费；开支
• vt. 向…收取费用
• vi. 被花掉

1. amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)

2. a detriment or sacrifice;

"at the expense of"

3. money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer;

"he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting"