Any cost of doing business resulting from revenue-generating activities.

A spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure.

That which is expended, laid out, or consumed; cost; outlay; charge; -- sometimes with the notion of loss or damage to those on whom the expense falls; as, the expenses of war; an expense of time.

(1) For accounting purposes, the recording of an outlay against revenue in the period incurred (vs. Capitalize). (2) An item which reduces income.

Item for which household income is spent, including basic needs, such as housing and utilities, and discretionary purchases, such as entertainment and clothing.

Charges incurred by an employee in the performance of work especially that of travel and entertainment expenses.

money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer; "he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting"

Money that is paid to someone so you can get something. If you pay $1 for your lunch every day, that is an expense. If you pay a bank interest for money you have borrowed, that is also an expense.

is the amount of assets or services used during a period.

A reduction in assets, charged in the profit and loss account. This includes non-cash items such as depreciation of fixed assets.

a use of an asset

Actual or expected cash outflows or incurrence of liabilities that result from the ongoing operation of a company.

a charge for a good or service received

Any expense incurred in whole or in part for goods or services for a candidate's campaign is a campaign expense. It includes the market value of any goods held in opening inventory (such as signs and brochures) and any contributions of goods or services to a candidate during the campaign period.

Total value of all of the resources consumed in producing goods and services.