noun
                                                amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
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                                                noun
                                                a detriment or sacrifice
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - at the expense of
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                reduce the estimated value of something
                                                                                                Synonyms
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                        write off
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                write down
                                                                                                                                                            
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer