Significado de expense en inglés
expenseexpense /ɪkˈspens/ noun 
Ver todas las traducciones1[countable, uncountable] the amount of money that you spend on somethingcantidad de dinero que se gasta en algo: 
He borrowed £150,000 and used the money for legal expenses.Pidió prestadas £150,000 y usó el dinero para gastos legales. Conference rooms were equipped at great expense.Las salas de conferencias fueron equipadas a un gran costo.2expenses money that you spend on things such as travel and food while you are doing your job, and which your employer then pays to youdinero que gastas en cosas como viajes y comida mientras trabajas, y que tu empleador te reembolsa despuéson expenses Can you claim this meal on expenses?¿Puedes incluir esta comida en los gastos de empresa?3at the expense of somebody/something if something is done at the expense of someone or something else, it is only achieved by doing something that could harm the other person or thingsi algo se hace a expensas de alguien o algo, solo se logra haciendo algo que podría perjudicar a esa persona o cosa: the growth in short breaks, at the expense of longer package holidaysel crecimiento de las escapadas cortas, a expensas de los paquetes vacacionales más largos4at somebody’s expense a)if you do something at someone’s expense, they pay for you to do itsi haces algo a expensas de alguien, esa persona paga por ello: Her mansion was refurnished at taxpayers’ expense.Su mansión fue amueblada de nuevo a expensas de los contribuyentes. b)if you make jokes at someone’s expense, you laugh about them and make them seem stupid or sillysi haces bromas a costa de alguien, te ríes de esa persona y la haces quedar como tonta o ridícula: Louis kept making jokes at his wife’s expense.Louis no paraba de hacer bromas a costa de su esposa.5all expenses paid having all of your costs for hotels, travel, meals etc paid for by someone elsecon todos los gastos de hotel, viajes, comidas, etc., pagados por otra persona: The prize is an all-expenses-paid trip to Rio.El premio es un viaje a Río con todos los gastos pagados.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meaning 1– Significado 1ADJECTIVES/NOUN + expenseADJETIVOS/SUSTANTIVO + expensethe extra/additional expense· Is it worth the extra expense to get a room with a sea view?· ¿Vale la pena el gasto adicional para conseguir una habitación con vista al mar?an unnecessary expense· Paying extra for leather seats seemed like an unnecessary expense.· Pagar extra por los asientos de cuero parecía un gasto innecesario.living expenses (=money that you spend on rent, food, and things such as electricity, gas etc)· She receives £80 a week, from which she must pay for all her living expenses.· Recibe £80 a la semana, de los cuales debe pagar todos sus gastos de vida.operating expenses (=money that a company spends on running its business)· We must reduce our operating expenses.· Debemos reducir nuestros gastos operativos.legal/medical expenses· We had to get a loan to pay for my husband’s medical expenses.· Tuvimos que pedir un préstamo para pagar los gastos médicos de mi esposo.· The tenant can incur considerable legal expenses.· El inquilino puede incurrir en considerables gastos legales.household expenses (=money spent looking after a house and the people in it)· Unfortunately, household expenses don’t go away just because you’re in hospital or out of work.· Desafortunadamente, los gastos del hogar no desaparecen solo porque estés en el hospital o sin trabajo.funeral expenses (=the cost of arranging a funeral)· She had a small insurance policy to cover the funeral expenses.· Tenía una pequeña póliza de seguro para cubrir los gastos funerarios.phrasesfrasesat great/huge/considerable/vast expense (=used when saying that something costs a lot of money)· The tiles were imported at great expense from Italy.· Los azulejos fueron importados a gran costo desde Italia.· Recently, and at vast expense to the taxpayer, the bridge was rebuilt.· Recientemente, y con un costo enorme para el contribuyente, el puente fue reconstruido.at your own expense (=used when saying that you pay for something yourself)· He had copies of the book printed at his own expense.· Hizo imprimir copias del libro por su propia cuenta.at (the) public expense (=paid for by the public through taxes)· The bridge was built at public expense.· El puente fue construido con fondos públicos.go to the expense of doing something (=do something that costs a lot of money)· The council must now decide whether to go to the expense of appealing through the courts.· El consejo debe ahora decidir si incurrir en el gasto de apelar por vía judicial.spare no expense (in doing something) (=spend a lot of money to buy the best things)· Her parents spared no expense in arranging the wedding.· Sus padres no escatimaron gastos al organizar la boda.· Everything has been provided tonight – no expense has been spared!· Esta noche todo ha sido provisto, ¡no se ha escatimado en gastos!verbsverbosincur an expense formalformal (=have to pay for something)· Potential buyers incur the expense of a survey and legal fees.· Los posibles compradores incurren en el gasto de una inspección y los honorarios legales.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meaning 2— Acepción 2NOUN + expensesSUSTANTIVO + expensestravel/travelling expenses· The company will pay the travelling expenses involved in getting to and from the meeting.· La empresa pagará los gastos de viaje relacionados con los traslados de ida y vuelta a la reunión.entertainment/business expenses· The president receives an unspecified allowance for business and entertainment expenses.· El presidente recibe una asignación no especificada para gastos de negocios y representación.relocation/moving expenses· Successful candidates will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes relocation expenses if needed.· Los candidatos seleccionados recibirán un paquete integral de beneficios que incluye gastos de reubicación si fuera necesario.verbsverbospay somebody’s expenses· They agreed to pay my travel expenses and initial accommodation costs.· Acordaron pagar mis gastos de viaje y los costos iniciales de alojamiento.claim expenses (=officially ask your employer to pay you back money that you have spent while doing your job)· If you have to stay overnight, you will be able to claim any expenses back.· Si tienes que quedarte a pernoctar, podrás reclamar el reembolso de cualquier gasto.reimburse somebody’s expenses (=pay the money someone has spent for business purposes back to them)· Your expenses will usually be reimbursed within one month of receiving the claim.· Sus gastos normalmente serán reembolsados en el plazo de un mes desde la recepción de la solicitud.
Ver todas las traducciones1[countable, uncountable] the amount of money that you spend on somethingcantidad de dinero que se gasta en algo: He borrowed £150,000 and used the money for legal expenses.Pidió prestadas £150,000 y usó el dinero para gastos legales. Conference rooms were equipped at great expense.Las salas de conferencias fueron equipadas a un gran costo.2expenses money that you spend on things such as travel and food while you are doing your job, and which your employer then pays to youdinero que gastas en cosas como viajes y comida mientras trabajas, y que tu empleador te reembolsa despuéson expenses Can you claim this meal on expenses?¿Puedes incluir esta comida en los gastos de empresa?3at the expense of somebody/something if something is done at the expense of someone or something else, it is only achieved by doing something that could harm the other person or thingsi algo se hace a expensas de alguien o algo, solo se logra haciendo algo que podría perjudicar a esa persona o cosa: the growth in short breaks, at the expense of longer package holidaysel crecimiento de las escapadas cortas, a expensas de los paquetes vacacionales más largos4at somebody’s expense a)if you do something at someone’s expense, they pay for you to do itsi haces algo a expensas de alguien, esa persona paga por ello: Her mansion was refurnished at taxpayers’ expense.Su mansión fue amueblada de nuevo a expensas de los contribuyentes. b)if you make jokes at someone’s expense, you laugh about them and make them seem stupid or sillysi haces bromas a costa de alguien, te ríes de esa persona y la haces quedar como tonta o ridícula: Louis kept making jokes at his wife’s expense.Louis no paraba de hacer bromas a costa de su esposa.5all expenses paid having all of your costs for hotels, travel, meals etc paid for by someone elsecon todos los gastos de hotel, viajes, comidas, etc., pagados por otra persona: The prize is an all-expenses-paid trip to Rio.El premio es un viaje a Río con todos los gastos pagados.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meaning 1– Significado 1ADJECTIVES/NOUN + expenseADJETIVOS/SUSTANTIVO + expensethe extra/additional expense· Is it worth the extra expense to get a room with a sea view?· ¿Vale la pena el gasto adicional para conseguir una habitación con vista al mar?an unnecessary expense· Paying extra for leather seats seemed like an unnecessary expense.· Pagar extra por los asientos de cuero parecía un gasto innecesario.living expenses (=money that you spend on rent, food, and things such as electricity, gas etc)· She receives £80 a week, from which she must pay for all her living expenses.· Recibe £80 a la semana, de los cuales debe pagar todos sus gastos de vida.operating expenses (=money that a company spends on running its business)· We must reduce our operating expenses.· Debemos reducir nuestros gastos operativos.legal/medical expenses· We had to get a loan to pay for my husband’s medical expenses.· Tuvimos que pedir un préstamo para pagar los gastos médicos de mi esposo.· The tenant can incur considerable legal expenses.· El inquilino puede incurrir en considerables gastos legales.household expenses (=money spent looking after a house and the people in it)· Unfortunately, household expenses don’t go away just because you’re in hospital or out of work.· Desafortunadamente, los gastos del hogar no desaparecen solo porque estés en el hospital o sin trabajo.funeral expenses (=the cost of arranging a funeral)· She had a small insurance policy to cover the funeral expenses.· Tenía una pequeña póliza de seguro para cubrir los gastos funerarios.phrasesfrasesat great/huge/considerable/vast expense (=used when saying that something costs a lot of money)· The tiles were imported at great expense from Italy.· Los azulejos fueron importados a gran costo desde Italia.· Recently, and at vast expense to the taxpayer, the bridge was rebuilt.· Recientemente, y con un costo enorme para el contribuyente, el puente fue reconstruido.at your own expense (=used when saying that you pay for something yourself)· He had copies of the book printed at his own expense.· Hizo imprimir copias del libro por su propia cuenta.at (the) public expense (=paid for by the public through taxes)· The bridge was built at public expense.· El puente fue construido con fondos públicos.go to the expense of doing something (=do something that costs a lot of money)· The council must now decide whether to go to the expense of appealing through the courts.· El consejo debe ahora decidir si incurrir en el gasto de apelar por vía judicial.spare no expense (in doing something) (=spend a lot of money to buy the best things)· Her parents spared no expense in arranging the wedding.· Sus padres no escatimaron gastos al organizar la boda.· Everything has been provided tonight – no expense has been spared!· Esta noche todo ha sido provisto, ¡no se ha escatimado en gastos!verbsverbosincur an expense formalformal (=have to pay for something)· Potential buyers incur the expense of a survey and legal fees.· Los posibles compradores incurren en el gasto de una inspección y los honorarios legales.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meaning 2— Acepción 2NOUN + expensesSUSTANTIVO + expensestravel/travelling expenses· The company will pay the travelling expenses involved in getting to and from the meeting.· La empresa pagará los gastos de viaje relacionados con los traslados de ida y vuelta a la reunión.entertainment/business expenses· The president receives an unspecified allowance for business and entertainment expenses.· El presidente recibe una asignación no especificada para gastos de negocios y representación.relocation/moving expenses· Successful candidates will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes relocation expenses if needed.· Los candidatos seleccionados recibirán un paquete integral de beneficios que incluye gastos de reubicación si fuera necesario.verbsverbospay somebody’s expenses· They agreed to pay my travel expenses and initial accommodation costs.· Acordaron pagar mis gastos de viaje y los costos iniciales de alojamiento.claim expenses (=officially ask your employer to pay you back money that you have spent while doing your job)· If you have to stay overnight, you will be able to claim any expenses back.· Si tienes que quedarte a pernoctar, podrás reclamar el reembolso de cualquier gasto.reimburse somebody’s expenses (=pay the money someone has spent for business purposes back to them)· Your expenses will usually be reimbursed within one month of receiving the claim.· Sus gastos normalmente serán reembolsados en el plazo de un mes desde la recepción de la solicitud.