🇬🇧🇨🇳 expense - 费用 : English Lesson

Meaning of "expense" ("费用"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Expense is when you use your money, time, or energy to get or do something. For example, buying lunch is an expense of money, doing your homework is an expense of time, and trying really hard in gym class is an expense of effort. It’s the cost of anything you choose to do or have.

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I bought a super loud alarm clock, and now the expense is that everyone in the house wakes up scared every morning.

My sister claimed the expense of buying glitter was worth it, until we were still finding glitter in our cereal a month later.

I tried to save the expense of a haircut by letting my cousin do it, and now I look like a confused pineapple.

I did my chores at the expense of my video game time, so I expect payment in cookies.

Buying ten pizzas for yourself is a delicious expense and a terrible idea for your stomach.

At the shop a girl points at a red train. Her dad counts coins and says the toy is an expense. He pays the money expense, buys a small part expense and a tiny oil expense to fix the old train. The night of work and time expense ends with the girl's bright laugh.

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This word is at the B1 level, which means it’s important for understanding and discussing familiar topics like work, school, or leisure. Words at this level help you express your thoughts, opinions, and experiences with more detail.

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