· amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
Synonym(s): disbursal, disbursement
Hypernym(s): cost
· a detriment or sacrifice; "at the expense of"
· money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer; "he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting"
Hypernym(s): outgo, spending, expenditure, outlay
· reduce the estimated value of something; "For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer"
Synonym(s): write_off, write_down
Hypernym(s): depreciate