expense

frais, dépense

Somme d’argent dépensée ou à payer pour quelque chose.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : expense of doing something (We calculated the expense of moving house.)

Synonymes : cost, expenditure

Expressions courantes : travel expense, total expense, cover the expense

dépense, frais

Quelque chose pour lequel il faut dépenser de l’argent.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : cost

Expressions courantes : major expense, unnecessary expense, household expense

détriment, dépens

Dommage ou perte subi par quelqu’un ou quelque chose pendant qu’un autre en profite.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : 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.)

Synonymes : detriment, cost

Expressions courantes : at someone’s expense, at the expense

dépense

Action de dépenser de l’argent ou de consommer des ressources.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : go to expense to do something (They went to considerable expense to restore the house.)

Synonymes : spending, expenditure

Expressions courantes : great expense, spare no expense, considerable expense

passer en frais

Déclarer une dépense liée au travail pour que l’employeur la paie ou la rembourse.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : claim back, charge

Expressions courantes : expense a meal, expense business travel, expense something