as in cost
a payment made in the course of achieving a result
they spared no expense in building the house of their dreams
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The vast majority are for medical expenses from people in desperate situations, the exact situations that insurance theoretically should protect against.
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
But the case was not yet guaranteed to go to a trial, when the real expenses of litigation kick in.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
The majority of those expenses were spent on meals, totaling about $19,000, the report said.
—Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 18 Dec. 2024
The funds were allowed to be used for expenses like rent, payroll, utilities, job training, services pertaining to outdoor service delivery, infrastructure improvements to mitigate COVID-19, and technology for telework.
—Brooke Conrad, Baltimore Sun, 17 Dec. 2024
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
But the case was not yet guaranteed to go to a trial, when the real expenses of litigation kick in.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
The majority of those expenses were spent on meals, totaling about $19,000, the report said.
—Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 18 Dec. 2024
The funds were allowed to be used for expenses like rent, payroll, utilities, job training, services pertaining to outdoor service delivery, infrastructure improvements to mitigate COVID-19, and technology for telework.
—Brooke Conrad, Baltimore Sun, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Expense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expense. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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