expense

expense
expense [{{t}}ɪk'spens]
1 noun
(a) (cost) dépense f, frais mpl;
at great/little expense à grands/peu de frais;
at no extra expense sans supplément de frais;
regardless of expense sans regarder à la dépense;
anything we can do to offset the expense tout ce que nous pouvons faire pour compenser le coût ou les coûts ou les frais;
it's not so much the expense I'm worried about ce n'est pas tant le coût que cela représente qui m'inquiète;
that's an expense I hadn't reckoned with c'est une dépense que je n'avais pas prévue;
if it can really be done with such little expense si cela peut vraiment se faire à si peu de frais;
the huge expense of moving house le coût énorme qu'entraîne un déménagement;
to go to considerable expense to do sth faire beaucoup de frais pour faire qch;
don't go to any expense over it ne vous mettez pas en frais pour cela;
they didn't want to go to the expense of hiring a car ils ne voulaient pas faire les frais de louer une voiture;
I don't want to put you to any expense je ne veux pas vous faire faire des dépenses;
no expense was spared on n'a pas regardé à la dépense;
without any thought for the expense sans penser au coût que cela représentait;
to do sth at great personal expense faire qch à grands frais personnels;
at (one's) own expense à (ses) propres frais;
she had the book published at her own expense elle a publié le livre à ses frais ou à compte d'auteur;
it's not worth the expense c'est trop cher pour ce que c'est
(b) (expensiveness) cherté f, coût m élevé
(c) {{}}figurative{{}}
a joke at somebody else's expense une plaisanterie aux dépens de quelqu'un d'autre;
at the expense of sth au détriment de qch;
to succeed at other people's expense réussir aux dépens des autres;
not at my expense, you won't pas à mes dépens, il n'en est pas question
(d) {{}}Commerce{{}}
no, that's my expense non, c'est sur mon compte
2 expenses plural noun
{{}}Commerce{{}} frais mpl;
to meet/cover sb's expenses rembourser/couvrir les frais de qn;
it's on expenses c'est l'entreprise qui paie, cela passe dans les notes de frais;
to live on expenses vivre sur ses notes de frais, vivre aux frais de son entreprise;
to incur expenses faire des dépenses;
to put sth on expenses mettre qch dans les notes de frais;
to cut down on expenses réduire les frais;
to get expenses (be paid expenses) être indemnisé de ses frais;
to have all expenses paid être défrayé de tout;
travelling expenses frais mpl de déplacement;
accommodation expenses frais mpl d'hôtel ou de séjour;
entertainment expenses frais mpl de représentation;
incidental expenses faux frais mpl;
all expenses paid tous frais payés
►► {{}}Commerce{{}} expense account
1 noun
note f de frais
2 compound-forming noun
(lunch, dinner) qui passe dans les notes de frais;
the firm gives him an expense account for basic entertaining l'entreprise lui attribue une allocation pour ses frais de représentation;
to put sth on the expense account mettre qch sur la note de frais;
expenses budget budget m des dépenses;
expenses claim form note f de frais

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