expenditure 700 |
can get rid of them when
they are no longer needed, or think it is acceptable if they are killed or
destroyed of EEd dispensable
ex pend iture /ik'spenditjoft)/ noun [U, c] 1 the act of spending or
using money; an amount of money spent HH H ; ft % : a reduction in public/
govemment/military expenditure f
X
(ft $1M 0 plans to increase
expenditure on health iff in ffti+jcll O The budget provided for a
total expenditure of £27 billion. 270
o note at cost — compare income 2 the use of energy,
time, materials, etc. ( Btfltj, )
the expenditure of
emotion
1^'lf o This
study represents a major expenditure of time and. effort.
ex-pense O-w /ik'spens/ noun 1 [U] the money that you
spend on sth The
garden was transformed at
great expense.
—o o No expense was spared (= they spent as much
money as was needed) to make the party a success, f.o He’s
arranged everything, no expense spared. 7 ft ft H fG
^ ftl ft ft 'ft ftft ft o 0 She always travels
first-class regardless of expense, A
$5 fit ft 0 O
note at price 2 [C,
usually sing.] something that makes you spend money ft ^ (ft 35s ® ; ft : Running a car is a big
expense. —
3 expenses [pi.] money spent in
doing a particular job, or for a particular purpose ftj.1; fEH;
: living/
household/medical/legal, etc. expenses ^ H ;
II
TF A ; Efr, Isillo
Can I
give you something towards expenses? JFJtA ® ft IB Affc ft ? o financial help to meet the expenses of an
emergency 0 The payments
he gets barely cover his
expenses. ftfe/LTJIATiStftc,
O’ note at cost
4 expenses
[pi.]
money that you spend while you are working that your employer will pay
back to you later ( ft feft,
4k,
ft H :
You
can claim back your travelling/travel expenses. 0 (Srf) to take a client out
for a meal on expenses ft 4k#H ft ft ft 0 an all-expenses-paid
trip
ff ft A ft It ^ ift W. ft o note at cost m?! at sb’s expense 1 paid for by sb ft X Aff
ft^AHfSHft! : We were taken out for a meal at the company’s expense. A- ft tit) ^ i#ft fll ft ft It4S <, 2 if you
make a joke at sb’s expense, you laugh at them and
make them feel silly £^A^ffilftlf«A A ft tv; KSAJFJtg^
at
the expense of sb/sth with loss or damage to sb/sth ) •■■(ft'fff&T:
He built up the business at the expense of his health.
go to the
expense of sth/of doing sth
|
go
to a lot of, etc. expense to spend money on sth ft ft. ••• ± ; ft It ft: They went to all the
expense of redecorating the house and then they moved. ffetflAfi
—
&}%ft, RT^^Xii^To put sb to the
expense of sth/of doing sth | put sb to a lot of,
etc. expense to make sb spend money on sth f£^Af£$5 ( ft.--- ) v f£ ^ AH fSH ft : Their visit put us to
a lot of expense. Ml WTifr&ftfiMHfy\\ — more at object n. ex pense account noun an arrangement by which
money spent by sb while they are at work is later paid back to them by their
employer; a record of money spent in this way g; HftEft ex pert sive 0-w /ik'spensiv/ adj. costing a lot of money
an expensive
car/restaurant/holiday i!p H (ft fC 7; itf ^ [ft If tt; H A (ft
fH 0 b Art books
are expensive to produce. 01 can’t afford it,
it’s too
expensive. ftl£7$3?, AH To
0 Making
the wrong decision could prove expensive. fai^(ft$:
ft fg£-ff ft ft ft (ft ft ft o
o That
dress was an expensive mistake. $5 ft 3£AjfffrH$13£H7o H23 inexpensive ► expensive- ly adv.: expensively
dressed/fumished % H / i# Tp ft 0 There are other
restaurants where you can eat less expensively.
SYNONYMS |ft&i3S*#r
expensive
costly ♦ overpriced ♦
pricey ♦ dear
These
word all describe sth that costs a lot of money.
expensive costing a lot of money;
charging high prices ftf^lft: I can’t afford
it—it’s just too expensive for me. ft ITT
IT ZtftAi# SXt'fo o an expensive restaurant costly {rather formal) costing a lot of money,
especially more than you want to pay J|(ft, ft You want to avoid costly legal
proceedings if you can.
overpriced too expensive; costing
more than it is worth fgftj&AM W > il:f
ft* HW: ridiculously
overpriced designer clothes WAM
pricey (informal) expensive
Houses
in the village are now too pricey for local people
to afford. ,ft&A1fi*JTT
/&o
dear [not usually before
noun] (8r£) expensive H\ iftf& fSi: Everything’s so dear now,
isn’t it? M/± Rim This word is
starting to become rather
old-fashioned. Jf ka
T^MN-To
PATTERNS AND
COLLOCATIONS a to be/look/seem
expensive/costly/overpriced/ pricey/dear
■
to sound expensive/costly/pricey
■
to prove expensive/costty
■
expensive/costly/overpriced/pricey/dear
for sb/sth
■
a{n) expensive/costly mistake
■
extremely/mcredibly/ridiculously/terribly/very
expensive/costly/overpriced/pricey/dear
■
too
expensive/costly/overpriced/pricey/dear
ex peri ence Otw /ik'spiarians; NAmE -'spir-/ noun, verb
m noun 1 [U] the knowledge and
skill that you have gained through doing sth for a period of time; the process
of gaining this ( to have over ten years’ teaching
experience M
0 Do you have any previous experience of this type of
work? l^f hu T M & # X ? 0 a doctor with experience
in dealing with patients suffering from stress
o My lack of
practical experience was a
disadvantage.
5&JIITTf'jJWTo
0 She didn’t get paid much
but it was all good experience.
a o He gained valuable
experience whilst working on the project. 7SH
O We all learn by
experience.
—
see also work experience 2 [U] the things that
have happened to you that influence the way you think and behave |'tiUJfj: Experience has taught
me that life
can be very unfair. RTt£
f Wo 0 It is important to try
and learn from experience. fUrfl] o In my experience,
very few people really
understand the problem. jjgflcfHJlr: Wt, o She knew from
past experience that Ann
would not give up easily.
0 The book is
based on personal
experience.
^J0
o direct/first-hand
experience of poverty fr5]
3
[C] ~ (of sth) an event or activity that affects you in some way ( —A ) an
enjoyable/exciting/unusual/unforgettable, etc. experience Itft. 0 It was her
first experience of living
alone. -
o Living in