How to Pronounce "expense"
word
/ɪkˈspɛns/
ik-SPENS
/ɛkspˈɛns/
ik-SPENS
Definition
An expense is money that you spend, or a cost that you must pay for something. It is often used for business, travel, household, and daily costs.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ɪkˈspɛns/
British English
/ɛkspˈɛns/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
ik-SPENS
UK
ik-SPENS
Listen in Context
Food is our biggest expense each month.
The hotel expense was higher than we expected.
You can write this expense in the report.
We had to cut a few expenses after rent went up.