| allowance | the act of allowing, He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room |
allowance
leeway
margin tolerance | a permissible difference, allowing some freedom to move within limits |
| expense | a detriment or sacrifice, at the expense of |
| allowance adjustment | an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances, an allowance for profit |
| cost-of-living allowance | an allowance for changes in the consumer price index |
| depreciation allowance | an allowance for loss due to depreciation |
expense
disbursal
disbursement | amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures) |
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 |
| nonash expense | an expense (such as depreciation) that is not paid for in cash |
| moving expense | the cost of moving your residence from one location to another |
operating expense
operating cost
overhead
budget items | 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 |
| organization expense | the cost (over a period of five years) of organizing a new corporation or partnership |
| personal expense | the cost of personal or family living, some personal expenses are tax deductible |
| promotional expense | the cost of promoting a product |
| expense | money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer, he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting |
| allowance | an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period), travel allowance, my weekly allowance of two eggs, a child's allowance should not be too generous |
| allowance | a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses |
travel allowance
travel reimbursement | a sum allowed for travel |
incidental expense
incidental
minor expense | (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified, he requested reimbursement of $ for incidental expenses |
| travel expense | (frequently plural) expenses incurred by an employee in the performance of the job and usually reimbursed by the employer |
valuation reserve
valuation account
allowance allowance account | a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets |
| expense record | a written record of money spent |
expense account
travel and entertainment account | an account to which salespersons or executives can charge travel and entertainment expenses |
expense
write off
write down | reduce the estimated value of something, For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer |
| allowance | put on a fixed allowance, as of food |
at all costs
at any cost
at any expense | regardless of the cost involved, he wanted to save her life at all cost |