n. [ L. expensa (sc. pecunia), or expensum, fr. expensus, p. p. of expendere. See Expend. ]
Husband nature's riches from expense. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Courting popularity at his party's expense. Brougham. [ 1913 Webster ]
And moan the expense of many a vanished sight. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
Expense magazine (Mil.),
a. Full of expense; costly; chargeable. [ R. ] Sir H. Wotton. --
a. Without cost or expense. [ 1913 Webster ]