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business expense

NOUN

ordinary cost of doing business

Synonyms

WEAK

nonremunerated business expenses out-of-pocket expenses overhead trade expense

Antonyms

WEAK

personal expense

Example Sentences

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Close to 40 states allow businesses to pay state taxes at the entity level — fully deductible as a business expense, with a credit flowing back to the owner personally.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

For Ade, it was not superstition but a business expense.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2025

A DWP spokesperson told The Times that DWP staff asked Accenture to calculate the costs of the conference as a DWP-related business expense.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2024

Prosecutors also alleged he improperly deducted the payments he made to secure his son’s admission as a business expense and charitable donation.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2023

Capital borrowed from banks should not be considered as capital—and the interest paid on such borrowings should be considered as a business expense.

From The Settlement of Wage Disputes by Feis, Herbert