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Discover LudwigThe phrase "operating expense" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the costs associated with a company's day-to-day operations, such as salaries, electricity, supplies, etc. For example: "The company's operating expense for the fiscal year increased by 7 percent."
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operating expense
noun
Any expense incurred in running a business, such as sales and administration, as opposed to production.
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The boost reflects higher gross margin and lower operating expense assumptions, Gardner said.
However, HCI savings go beyond just the money-vacuum of operating expense efforts.
Put simply, they need to eliminate operating expense lines or become more productive.
This quarter, operating expense were $6.78 billion, up from $5.03 billion last year.
Total operating expense fell to $4.5 billion in the quarter, down 15% from the prior year period.
Microsoft offers operating expense guidance of approximately $27.4 billion for the full year ending June 30 , 2009
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"The industry doesn't have a pricing problem; it has an operating-expense problem," Mr. Dell said.
American Express said it expected some of the savings to bolster earnings in the form of improved operating-expense margins.
"This is a company that remains in transition, but I think the sequential trends are encouraging, both from a revenue standpoint and operating-expense control," he said.
If I have an established business selling hardware as capital expenditure, and a competing model shifts to an operating-expense revenue stream, presumably I don't stand still.
Income Statement: I made $77 million of adjustments with a net effect of removing $61 million in non-operating expense (4% of revenue).
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