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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Read: Travel Guard travel insurance review Faye’s CFAR insurance also reimburses up to 75% of trip expenses, compared to just 50% with Travel Guard.
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Liz Knueven, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
Under the law, a grant is a reimbursement for expenses incurred in connection with an institution’s support of that research.
—Byjeffrey Mervis, science.org, 28 Jan. 2025
Spot offers three types of pet insurance: accident-only, accident-and-illness coverage, and a two-tier wellness policy that covers routine expenses.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2025
More frustrating, Fahn said, has been the inability to get a timely payment for living expenses.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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Liz Knueven, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
Under the law, a grant is a reimbursement for expenses incurred in connection with an institution’s support of that research.
—Byjeffrey Mervis, science.org, 28 Jan. 2025
Spot offers three types of pet insurance: accident-only, accident-and-illness coverage, and a two-tier wellness policy that covers routine expenses.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2025
More frustrating, Fahn said, has been the inability to get a timely payment for living expenses.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Expense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expense. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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