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EXPENSE

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expense substantiv

1. (mai ales pl.) cheltuială;

at state expense pe cheltuiala statului;

to cut down expenses a reduce cheltuielile; a face economii;

free of expense a) fără cheltuieli; b) (ec.) franco;

to go to expense a cheltui, a face cheltuieli;

travelling expense cheltuieli de deplasare;

to put smb. to expenses a pune pe cineva la cheltuieli.

2. preţ, cost, socoteală;

what is the expense of? cât costă?

at the expense of one’s life cu preţul vieţii;

at the expense of another pe socoteala / pe spinarea altuia;

they were laughing at my expense râdeau pe socoteala mea.

 Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze: 

You may have a number of expenses coming up, and they appear to be related to your work on your home or care of a family member.

(AstrologyZone.com, de Susan Miller)

“Upon my word, he must have gone off with his pockets well lined, and at no expense for his journey to London either!”

(Mansfield Park, de Jane Austen)

You may go to any expense which you think necessary.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

You haven't seen my private expense book yet.

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

He paused for her assent and compassion; and she forced herself to say, Your expenses both in town and country must certainly be considerable; but your income is a large one.

(Sense and Sensibility, de Jane Austen)

From the expense of the child, however, he was soon relieved.

(Emma, de Jane Austen)

It was an immense and solid building, erected at a vast expense.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

He asked, What time was usually spent in determining between right and wrong, and what degree of expense?

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, de Jonathan Swift)

He has had his little smile at our expense, and perhaps we may do as much by him, if my reading of this problem proves to be correct.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He heard her attentively, and then said: Lydia will never be easy until she has exposed herself in some public place or other, and we can never expect her to do it with so little expense or inconvenience to her family as under the present circumstances.

(Pride and Prejudice, de Jane Austen)

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