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expense

1 noun costcostas masc1 c m uit was built at great expense tógadh é ar chostas mórat taxpayers' expense ar chostas na gcáiníocóirían all expenses paid trip turas ina bhfuil gach costas íoctha duitfuneral expenses costais sochraide, costais tórraimhmedical expenses costais leighis 2 noun (also expenses) BUS-ADM spending while on businesscostais mpl1 c m u

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3 verb ACC set against tax TRANSITIVEcláraigh mar chaiteachas 4 verb FIN, informal charge to expense account TRANSITIVEcuir leis na costais

phrases

to be at sb's expense

her jokes were at my expense mise a d'íoc as a cuid magaidh, mise a bhí thíos lena cuid magaidh

to be at the expense of sb/sth

she succeeded but it was at my expense d'éirigh léi ach is mise a bhí thíos leis

at great expense to sb/sth

he got there but at great expense to his health bhain sé an áit amach ach bhí a shláinte thíos go mór leis, bhain sé an áit amach ach is mór a chuir sé as dá shláinte

to go to the expense of doing sth

dul i gcostas le rudhe went to the expense of painting the house chuaigh sé i gcostas leis an teach a phéinteáil

to go to great/some expense

costas mór a chur ort féincostas mór a tharraingt ort féin

to put sb to the expense (of)

(also

to put sb to a lot of expense/put sb to some expense, etc.

) costas a chur ar dhuinecostas a tharraingt ar dhuine

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