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expense account

expense account noun: a bank account which employees may make withdrawals from for work-related purposes.

Noun

expense account (plural expense accounts)

  1. A bank account which employees may make withdrawals from for work-related purposes.
  2. An arrangement whereby an employee is reimbursed for work-related expenses.
    • On its recent experience with meal price increases, the BRB considers that the fresh surcharge will not prove a deterrent to present patrons, many of whom are travelling on expense accounts; [...].1964 May, “News and Comment: BR meal prices up again”, in Modern Railways, page 293

Forms of expense account

pluralexpense accounts

Questions about expense account

What does expense account mean?
Expense account means a bank account which employees may make withdrawals from for work-related purposes.
What part of speech is expense account?
Expense account is a noun.
What is the plural of expense account?
The plural of expense account is expense accounts.

Words near expense account in the dictionary

  1. expenditures
  2. expends
  3. expenny
  4. expensable
  5. expense
  6. expense account
  7. expense accounts
  8. expensed
  9. expenseful
  10. expensefully
  11. expensefulness

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