expense

n. cost, price, payment

In common usage, an expense or expenditure is an outflow of money to another person or group to pay for an item or service, or for a category of costs. For a tenant, rent is an expense. For students or parents, tuition is an expense. Buying food, clothing, furniture or an automobile is often referred to as an expense. An expense is a cost that is "paid" or "remitted", usually in exchange for something of value. Something that seems to cost a great deal is "expensive". Something that seems to cost little is "inexpensive".
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Noun
1. amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
(synonym) disbursal, disbursement
(hypernym) cost
(hyponym) business expense, trade expense
2. a detriment or sacrifice; "at the expense of"
(hypernym) detriment, hurt
3. money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer; "he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting"
(hypernym) outgo, expenditure, outlay
(hyponym) incidental expense, incidental, minor expense

v. defray, pay, cover the expenses of

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
Loss.
  

(n.)
A spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure.