expenses

Costs you incur

Expenses are costs incurred in doing something—running a business, completing a project, or traveling for work.

The term often appears in phrases like business expenses, operating expenses, or travel expenses.

To expense something is to record it as a cost or submit it for reimbursement: I'll expense the hotel.

An expense account covers work-related costs.

costs

bills

rent · mortgage · utilities · groceries · transportation · insurance · childcare · repairs · maintenance · subscriptions

business

overhead

Located directly above

wages · supplies · equipment · travel · entertainment · advertising · marketing · professional · legal · consulting

accounting

ledger

Financial record book

credits · accounts · receipts · invoices · statements · auditing · documentation · reporting · accruals · journal

financial-strain

debt

Money owed another

overdue · mounting · excessive · unforeseen · unexpected · burden · accumulating · spiraling · unmanageable · outstanding

budgeting

planning

Arranging for future events

spreadsheet · categories · limits · goals · projection · estimation · prioritization · adjustment · cutbacks · allowance

Categories
Opposites
financial flow direction

expensesincome

Regular monetary receipts

revenue · earnings · receipts · proceeds · inflows

financial outcome

expensesprofits

Financial surplus after costs

gains · net income · earnings · returns · surplus

compensation structure

expensesperks

Additional job advantages

benefits · compensation · remuneration · bonuses · allowances

Phrases
Family

expensive, expense, inexpensive, expensively, expensed, expensing, expensiveness, expense account

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