a detriment or sacrifice; "at the expense of" amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures) money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer; "he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting
Your policy's share of the company's operating costs-fees for medical examinations and inspection reports, underwriting, printing costs, commissions, advertising, agency expenses, premium taxes, salaries, rent, etc Such costs are important in determining dividends and premium rates
Expense is the money that something costs you or that you need to spend in order to do something. He's bought a specially big TV at vast expense so that everyone can see properly It was not a fortune but would help to cover household expenses
That which is expended, laid out, or consumed; cost; outlay; charge; sometimes with the notion of loss or damage to those on whom the expense falls; as, the expenses of war; an expense of time
A policy's share of the company's operating costs, fees for medical examinations and inspection reports, underwriting, printing costs, commissions, advertising, agency expenses, premium taxes, salaries, rent, etc Such costs are important in determining dividends and premium rates (H)
disapproval If you say that someone does something at the expense of another thing, you are expressing concern at the fact that they are not doing the second thing, because the first thing uses all their resources. The orchestra has more discipline now, but at the expense of spirit
Any operating cost, such as rent, utilities and payroll, as distinguished from capital expenditure for long-term property and equipment For mutual funds, a fund's cost of doing business All of a mutual fund's expenses are disclosed in its prospectus as a percentage of assets
money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer; "he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting"