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an account of business expenditures, as travel, hotel room, meals, and entertainment connected with work, for which an employee will be reimbursed by an employer.[1870-75]
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expense account — ► NOUN ▪ an arrangement under which money spent in the course of business is later reimbursed by one s employer … English terms dictionary
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expense account — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms expense account : singular expense account plural expense accounts a) a system that allows you to get back from your employer any of your own money that you have spent while working b) a record of this money … English dictionary
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Expense Account — An expense account is the right to reimbursement of money spent by employees for work related purposes. Expense accounts are regulated by the Internal Revenue Service of the United States Government and by internal auditors for many employers … Wikipedia
expense account — ex pense ac.count n money that is available to someone who works for a company so that they can pay for meals, hotels etc when travelling or entertaining people for work ▪ I have an expense account and spend about £10,000 a year on entertaining … Dictionary of contemporary English
expense account — /ɪk spens əˌkaυnt/ noun an allowance of money which a business pays for an employee to spend on travelling and entertaining clients in connection with that business ● I can put this lunch on my expense account … Marketing dictionary in english
