cost - the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

business expense, trade expense - ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in a taxpayer's business or trade

interest expense - interest paid on loans

lobbying expense - expenses incurred in promoting or evaluating legislation; "many lobbying expenses are deductible by a taxpayer"

medical expense - amount spent for diagnosis or treatment or prevention of medical problems

moving expense - the cost of moving your residence from one location to another

budget items, operating cost, operating expense, overhead - the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes

personal expense - the cost of personal or family living; "some personal expenses are tax deductible"

detriment, hurt - a damage or loss

expenditure, outgo, outlay - money paid out

incidental, incidental expense, minor expense - (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified; "he requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental expenses"

travel expense - (frequently plural) expenses incurred by an employee in the performance of the job and usually reimbursed by the employer