cost or charge

the expense of a good meal.

a cause or occasion of spending

A car can be a great expense.

the act of expending; expenditure.

expenses,

charges incurred during a business assignment or trip.

money paid as reimbursement for such charges

to receive a salary and expenses.

to charge or write off as an expense.

to be expensed. ?

at the expense of

at the sacrifice of; to the detriment of

quantity at the expense of quality.

noun

amount , assessment , bite * , bottom line * , budget , charge , consumption , debit , debt , decrement , deprivation , disbursement , duty , expenditure , forfeit , forfeiture , insurance , investment , liability , loan , loss , mortgage , obligation , outdo * , outlay , out of pocket , output , overhead , payroll , price , price tag , rate , responsibility , risk , sacrifice , spending , sum , surcharge , tariff , toll , upkeep , use , value , worthnotes:expenditure refers to an actual outlay of money or goods , whereas expense has a more general sense , a charge or cost of goods or property; we have expenses , but we make expenditures , cost , dispensation , white elephant