expense

gasto, coste

Cantidad de dinero que gastas o debes pagar por algo.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: expense of doing something (We calculated the expense of moving house.)

Sinónimos: cost, expenditure

Expresiones frecuentes: travel expense, total expense, cover the expense

gasto

Algo por lo que necesitas pagar dinero.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: cost

Expresiones frecuentes: major expense, unnecessary expense, household expense

perjuicio, costa

Daño o pérdida que sufre alguien o algo mientras otro se beneficia.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: 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.)

Sinónimos: detriment, cost

Expresiones frecuentes: at someone’s expense, at the expense

gasto, desembolso

Acción de gastar dinero o consumir recursos.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: go to expense to do something (They went to considerable expense to restore the house.)

Sinónimos: spending, expenditure

Expresiones frecuentes: great expense, spare no expense, considerable expense

pasar como gasto, cargar a gastos

Registrar un gasto de trabajo para que la empresa lo pague o te devuelva el dinero.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Sinónimos: claim back, charge

Expresiones frecuentes: expense a meal, expense business travel, expense something