variable expenses
Costs that vary
Variable expenses are costs that fluctuate based on usage, consumption, or activity level—the opposite of fixed expenses like rent or insurance premiums.
Groceries, utilities, entertainment, and gas are typical variable expenses in a household budget.
We cut our variable expenses by eating out less.
The term appears most often in personal finance and business accounting contexts.
- fluctuatingShifting irregularly over time
- cost of livingPrice of basic necessities
- budgetPlan for spending
- spendingOutlaying of funds
- costsAmounts required to pay
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