expense

費用、経費

何かに使う、または支払う必要がある金額。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： expense of doing something (We calculated the expense of moving house.)

類義語： cost, expenditure

よく使う表現： travel expense, total expense, cover the expense

出費、支出

お金を払う必要があるもの。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： cost

よく使う表現： major expense, unnecessary expense, household expense

犠牲、損失

誰かが利益を得る一方で、別の人や物が受ける損害。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： 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.)

類義語： detriment, cost

よく使う表現： at someone’s expense, at the expense

支出、消費

お金を使ったり、資源を消費したりすること。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： go to expense to do something (They went to considerable expense to restore the house.)

類義語： spending, expenditure

よく使う表現： great expense, spare no expense, considerable expense

経費として請求する、経費に計上する

仕事の費用を、雇い主に払ってもらうために記録する。

やさしい英語で： 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?

類義語： claim back, charge

よく使う表現： expense a meal, expense business travel, expense something