🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

费用

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fèiyòng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Expense/ɪkˈspɛns/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"旅行的费用超出了预算。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The cost incurred in the process of providing goods or services.

    "The expense of running a business can be quite high."
  2. 2

    A payment made for a particular purpose.

    "He submitted his travel expenses for reimbursement."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'expense' originates from the Latin 'expensum', meaning 'to weigh out' or 'to pay out', which evolved through Old French 'expense' in the 14th century, reflecting the notion of spending or disbursing money.

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