expense account
noun
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.
Origin of expense account
First recorded in 1870–75
Words nearby expense account
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Example sentences from the Web for expense account
Only news syndicates could stand the expense-account of a field man in Lunar City.
Operation: Outer Space |William Fitzgerald JenkinsThere are two ways for a traveling-man to make money: one is to sell the goods, and the other is to work the expense-account.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 11 (of 14) |Elbert Hubbard
British Dictionary definitions for expense account
expense account
noun
an arrangement by which expenses incurred in the course of a person's work are refunded by his employer or deducted from his income for tax purposes
a record of such expenses
(modifier) informal
paid for by an employer or by money allowable against tax
an expense-account lunch
Cultural definitions for expense account
expense account
An account or list of expenses incurred in doing business outside the office, part of which is a tax deduction. The term often applies to lunches or dinners at which business deals are made and clients entertained.