expense

public

The school trip was organized at public expense, so all students could attend without paying.

go to, incur

We incurred significant expenses when we had to replace the roof last winter.

put sb to

Hiring a babysitter for the whole week put us to considerable expense.

bear, cover, meet

The company agreed to cover all travel expenses for the conference.

spare no

The wedding planners spared no expense to make the celebration absolutely perfect.

be worth

A weekend trip to the mountains is always worth the expense when you need a break from work.

at sb/sth's ~

She improved her career prospects at the expense of spending time with her family.

at ~

We upgraded our kitchen at considerable expense, but it was worth the investment.

incidental

When we went on holiday, we budgeted for flights and hotels but forgot about incidental expenses.

business, management

Training new employees requires a significant business expense each year.

high

Renovating an old house turned out to be a high expense that we hadn't budgeted for.

deduct

When you run a business, you can deduct business expenses from your total income.

arise

When we renovated the kitchen, unexpected expenses arose that we hadn't budgeted for.

expense account

He submitted his travel receipts to claim them against his expense account.

on ~

The company paid for our team lunch on expenses during the conference.

all expenses paid

The company offered him an all expenses paid business conference in Paris last year.

basic

When we organized the school trip, the teachers only asked us to cover basic expenses like transportation and meals.

cover, defray, meet, pay, refund, reimburse

The company will reimburse all your accommodation expenses once you submit the receipts.

claim (back)

After the conference, she claimed back her hotel and meal expenses from the company.