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ex·pense

/Ik'spens/
noun
1 [uncountable]
biaya
The goods were made at great/vast/considerable expense.
Barang itu dibuat dengan biaya yg sangat mahal.

No expense was spared to make the wedding party successful.
Semua uang digunakan di mana diperlukan agar pésta itu suksés.

2 [countable] 
[usually singular]
sst yg menghabiskan banyak uang
Having a big house is a big expense.
Memiliki rumah yg besar adalah sst yg menghabiskan banyak uang.
3 expenses [plural]
uang yg dikeluarkan utk tujuan tertentu
living/medical/operating expenses
biaya hidup/ médis/operasi
the expense of an emergency
biaya darurat

What I earn does not cover/meet my expense.
Apa yg aku hasilkan tidak menutupi/mencukupi biaya2ku.

4 expenses [plural]
biaya2 yg akan diganti oléh perusahaan
travelling/travel expenses
biaya2 perjalanan

(UK) He always takes his big client out for a meal on expense.
Dia selalu mengajak klien besarnya utk makan di luar atas biaya perusahaan.
an all-expenses-paid business trip
perjalanan bisnis yg semua biayanya diganti oléh perusahaan
■  IDIOM
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 at sb’s expense

(a) dibayar oléh ssorg
Everything is at the company’s expense.
Semuanya akan dibayar oléh perusahaan.
(b) make a joke at sb’s expense
menertawai ssorg dan membuatnya nampak bodoh
| at the expense of sb/sth
dengan kerugian bagii ssorg/sst
He saved the child at the expense of his life.
Dia menyelamatkan anak itu dengan mengorbankan nyawanya.
| go to the expense of sth / of doing sth | go to a lot of, etc. expense
menghabiskan uang utk (melakukan) sst
Most of us will go to all the expense of building a house.
Sebagian besar dari kita akan menghabiskan uang utk membangun rumah.
| put sb to the expense of sth / of doing sth; put sb to a lot of, etc. expense
membuat ssorg membelanjakan uangnya pada sst
A wedding party will put you to a lot of expense.
Pésta pernikahan akan banyak menghabiskan uangmu.
| expense is no object
→ lihat object¹

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