ADJ
- considerable, enormous, great, vast
- additional, extra
- unexpected
- unnecessary
- public
- The bridge was built at public expense
- personal
VERB + EXPENSE
- go to, incur
- They went to all the expense of redecorating the house and then they moved
- put sb to
- Their visit put us to a lot of expense
- bear, cover, meet
- She had to meet the expense herself
- spare no
- No expense was spared (= they spent as much money as was needed) to make the party a success
- avoid
- be worth
- The results are well worth the expense
PREP
- at sb/sth's ~
- They had to repair the damage at their own expense. He built up the business at the expense of his health
- at … ~
- The garden was transformed at great expense. The accommodation package includes admission to the golf course at no extra expense
ADJ
- big, considerable
- incidental
- Relocated employees received grants towards incidental expenses like buying carpets
- business, management
- Meetings, and the time for them, are a considerable management expense
ADJ
- high
- Medical expenses can be quite high if you are not insured
- deduct
- You will have to pay income tax on the rent you receive, although you can deduct expenses such as insurance
EXPENSE + VERB
- arise
- You can expect to receive compensation for all expenses arising out of the accident
EXPENSE + NOUN
- expense account
- Put the cost of the meal on your expense account
- expense/expenses claim
PREP
- on ~
- a commercial traveller staying at the hotel on expenses
PHRASES
- all expenses paid
- a two-day, all expenses paid trip to London allowable,
- legitimate, reasonable
- You can claim back the tax on legitimate business expenses
- basic
- The guides are unpaid except for basic expenses
- out-of-pocket (= paid for by an employee, to be claimed back later from the employer)
- Any out-of-pocket expenses incurred on the firm's business will be reimbursed
- personal
- living
- household
- operating, overhead, running
- business, work-related
- travel/ travelling
- relocation, removal
- legal, medical
- funeral
VERB + EXPENSE
- incur
- cover, defray, meet, pay, refund, reimburse
- He was given a sum of money to cover his travel expenses
- claim (back)
- They are claiming expenses for travel and overnight accommodation