expense

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1. Latin · derived fromexpendō
2. Late Latin · derived fromexpēnsa
3. Old French · derived fromespense
4. Anglo-Norman · derived fromexpense
5. Middle English · inherited fromexpense
6. English todayexpense

From Middle English expense, from Anglo-Norman expense and Old French espense, from Late Latin expēnsa, from Latin expendō. See expend. Doublet of speso.

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