expense

Kosten, Ausgaben

Die Geldsumme, die man für etwas ausgibt oder bezahlen muss.

In einfachem Englisch: The amount of money you spend or need to pay for something.

• The company paid my expenses.
• Our monthly expenses have increased.
• Can you cover the expense of the repairs?

So benutzt man es: expense of doing something (We calculated the expense of moving house.)

Synonyme: cost, expenditure

Häufige Wendungen: travel expense, total expense, cover the expense

Ausgabe, Kostenpunkt

Etwas, wofür man Geld ausgeben muss.

In einfachem Englisch: Something you need to spend money on.

• Rent is our biggest expense.
• A second car would be an unnecessary expense.
• We cut out several small expenses.

Synonyme: cost

Häufige Wendungen: major expense, unnecessary expense, household expense

Nachteil, Kosten

Schaden oder Verlust, den jemand oder etwas erleidet, während ein anderer davon profitiert.

In einfachem Englisch: Harm or loss that someone or something suffers while another person or thing benefits.

• They laughed at my expense.
• She worked longer hours at the expense of her family life.
• Profits rose at the expense of quality.

So benutzt man es: at the expense of someone/something (He achieved success at the expense of his health.); at someone’s expense (The others made jokes at my expense.)

Synonyme: detriment, cost

Häufige Wendungen: at someone’s expense, at the expense

Aufwand, Ausgabe

Das Ausgeben von Geld oder Verbrauchen von Mitteln.

In einfachem Englisch: The act of spending money or using up resources.

• They spared no expense.
• The wedding involved considerable expense.
• She went to great expense to decorate the hall.

So benutzt man es: go to expense to do something (They went to considerable expense to restore the house.)

Synonyme: spending, expenditure

Häufige Wendungen: great expense, spare no expense, considerable expense

als Spesen abrechnen

Berufliche Kosten angeben, damit der Arbeitgeber sie bezahlt oder erstattet.

In einfachem Englisch: To record a work cost so your employer pays it or pays you back.

• You can expense your train ticket.
• She expensed the hotel bill after her trip.
• Does your company let you expense client lunches?

Synonyme: claim back, charge

Häufige Wendungen: expense a meal, expense business travel, expense something