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Expense
Top 2.000 (häufig)B2noun
What You pay for
Top 2.000 (häufig)
| Expense | What You pay for | |
|---|---|---|
| Aussprache | 🇬🇧 /["/ɪkˈspens/"]/🇺🇸 /["/ɪkˈspens/"]/ | 🇬🇧 //wɒt jʊ peɪ fɔː//🇺🇸 //wɑt jə peɪ fɔr// |
| Bedeutung | Money that you spend on something. | The cost of something you get. |
| Beispiel | The expense of traveling abroad can add up quickly if you’re not careful. | You always get what you pay for in terms of quality. |
| Register | Neutral | Neutral |
| Wie häufig | Top 2.000 (häufig) | Top 2.000 (häufig) |
| CEFR-Niveau | B2 | - |
| Wortart | noun | |
| Kollokationen | considerable, enormous, great, go to, incur, involve, rise, at somebody’s/something’s expense, at… expense, at taxpayer expense, at taxpayers’ expense, at the taxpayer’s expense, big, considerable, major, high, low, allowable, incur, cover, defray, arise from something, arise out of something, increase, expense account, expenses claim, expense report, on expenses, all expenses paid, spare no expense, high, low, allowable, incur, cover, defray, arise from something, arise out of something, increase, expense account, expenses claim, expense report, on expenses, all expenses paid, spare no expense | get what you pay for, what you pay for it, pay for quality, pay for service, reflected in what you pay for |
| Antonyme | income, profit | - |
| Häufige Fehler | Confused with 'expanse', which means a wide area., Using 'expenses' as a singular noun., Mispronouncing it as 'ex-pense' instead of 'ik-spens'. | Confused with 'what you get for your money', which emphasizes results., Using it in very formal contexts, where specific terms should be used instead., Misunderstanding it as a question rather than a statement of cost. |
| Hinweise zur Verwendung | Use 'expense' in both personal and business contexts. It's appropriate when discussing costs, budgeting, or financial reports. Avoid using it in very casual conversations. | Use this phrase when discussing costs, expenses, or value received. It is often more casual than formal financial discussions. |
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Häufige Fragen: Expense vs What You pay for
Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Expense und What You pay for?
Expense: Money that you spend on something. What You pay for: The cost of something you get.
Kannst du zu jedem ein Beispiel zeigen?
Expense: The expense of traveling abroad can add up quickly if you’re not careful. What You pay for: You always get what you pay for in terms of quality.
Kann ich Expense und What You pay for austauschbar verwenden?
Nicht immer. Expense und What You pay for sind verwandt und überschneiden sich teils, unterscheiden sich aber in Register, Häufigkeit und Verwendung, sodass ein Austausch die Bedeutung oder den Ton ändern kann. Sieh dir die Unterschiede oben an, bevor du eines ersetzt.