as in cost
a payment made in the course of achieving a result
they spared no expense in building the house of their dreams
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Homeowners can simply walk away from the burden, cash in hand, for a fair and reasonable price without any hidden fees or expenses.
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Kc Property Group, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025
In 2024 alone, VA helped more than 900,000 Veterans or their families pay for school and cover expenses while training for a job.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
These insights commonly align with tax preparation and filing, but sometimes his guidance extends to debt, expense management, and other details of personal finance.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
Set cost-saving targets (e.g., a 20% reduction in IT expenses), improve performance by reducing system response times, gauge user satisfaction through feedback and track deployment speed to cut integration time from weeks to days.
—Siddharth Gawshinde, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Kc Property Group, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025
In 2024 alone, VA helped more than 900,000 Veterans or their families pay for school and cover expenses while training for a job.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
These insights commonly align with tax preparation and filing, but sometimes his guidance extends to debt, expense management, and other details of personal finance.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
Set cost-saving targets (e.g., a 20% reduction in IT expenses), improve performance by reducing system response times, gauge user satisfaction through feedback and track deployment speed to cut integration time from weeks to days.
—Siddharth Gawshinde, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Expense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expense. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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