How to pronounce expense

Listen to expense in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“expense” in real sentences

980 clips in the index · 275 American · 705 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.

  1. The two --probably the biggest expense that you have is your electrical expense, your energy expense,

    Dept of Justice · watch from 65:45 · hear it here

  2. expense of other portfolios.

    The Scottish Parliament · watch from 27:56 · hear it here

  3. a $400 emergency expense.

    Federal Reserve · watch from 0:54 · hear it here

  4. at the employer’s expense.

    Dept of Labor · watch from 1:22 · hear it here

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