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The phrase "are expense" is not correct in English.
Did you mean "are an expense"? If this is the case, you can use it when discussing costs or financial obligations in a sentence.
Example: "In our budget, we need to account for all items that are an expense to the company."
Alternatives: "are a cost" or "constitute an expense."
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are expense
noun
A spending or consuming. Often specifically an act of disbursing or spending funds.
Exact(3)
We say we will handle the items that are expense items," said Roney.
"The issues right now are expense control and upgrades of the back-office systems," Mr. Kastan said.
Foldables are expense.
Similar(57)
So are expenses.
First, there are expenses to consider.
All other business functions are expenses.
However, there are expenses to acquiring and maintaining sheepdogs.
Renovations are expensed.
Instead, these are expensed as current costs.
These are expenses of a non-financial nature.
These are expenses beyond the normal household budget.
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