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pendere
Latin · ancient
"to weigh, to pay out"
to weigh, to pay out, combined with ex- (out)
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expensa
Latin · ancient
"money paid out"
money paid out, from expendere
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espense
Old French · medieval
"the cost of something"
carried into French for the cost of something
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expense
English · 1400s
"the cost incurred in doing or buying something"
settled as the English word for the cost incurred in doing something
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