expense
Example Sentences
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Such fees allow them to recover costs and manage the time and expense.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
The expense of eating out far outpaced grocery price hikes in recent years, making the value gap hard to ignore.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Katz wrote in an email that the extra expense of around $2,000 per device were “cost prohibitive and detrimental to public safety.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Nearly a decade on, Slade's influence on Saturday's 32-12 victory, which clinched a play-off spot for the Chiefs at Sarries' expense, was still key.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
“Yes. I’m a seventh grader at Riverview Middle School—that’s a public school, a school maintained at public expense, so I want to say thanks to the public.”
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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Vocabulary lists containing expense
Personal Finance and Financial Literacy - Introductory
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Personal Finance and Financial Literacy - Middle School
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