How to Use expense account in a Sentence

expense account

noun
Definition of expense accountnext
  • All in all, a pleasant evening of barbed words and good cheer on his abundant expense account.
    — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 24 Apr. 2018
  • But Mr Davies’s expense account does not explain the buzz about the vote in Westminster.
    — The Economist, 18 July 2019
  • But for expense account restaurants, Election Day is slated to be a big one.
    — Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2020
  • And there have been many layoffs in the tech sector, which has a big presence in Greater Boston, keeping a lid on expense accounts.
    — Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2023
  • But much of that is controlled by the British government and therefore more like a jumbo-sized expense account.
    — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 14 Sep. 2022
  • As the nature and pressures of being CEO at a large company have evolved, so have their expense accounts, lawyers say.
    — Chip Cutter, WSJ, 23 Nov. 2018
  • Bonuses and expense accounts were trimmed, and banks were forced to look again at all aspects of their corporate culture.
    — The Economist, 3 Feb. 2018
  • Yeah, those women are fictional, but the allure of a Rodeo Drive expense account is so real.
    — Faran Krentcil, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Be sure to check out Steaman's handwritten expense account for the weekend.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 15 Dec. 2021
  • Sure, there are goods and services available for these things, but not all of us have an unlimited expense account.
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 29 Sep. 2021
  • There weren’t neighborhood restaurants or unique places, there were just steak dinners and expense accounts.
    — Anna Aguillard, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2016
  • Its expense accounts were legendary, with dresses flown from Paris to New York on the Concorde and elephants brought in to menace models at fashion shoots.
    — Arlene Washington, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2017
  • The kids who arrived for treatment soon saw that their insurance policies could be used as expense accounts for detox or sober living.
    — Colton Wooten, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2019
  • In addition to a fortune earned by sale of his memoirs, Truman may have embezzled funds from the White House expense account.
    — Samuel Goldman, The Week, 2 Aug. 2021
  • The grant is essentially the King’s expense account, covering items like travel, staff and household costs.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 2 May 2023
  • After the first two years, Congress made the expense account taxable if used for personal purposes.
    — Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Touring Europe on an expense account, the two did as charged, though well into their work the Commonwealth dissolved, with bigger powers gobbling pieces of it.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 5 Feb. 2022
  • In total, those personnel expenses account for nearly half of the city’s budget.
    — Deborah Sullivan Brennan, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 June 2018
  • The size of her expense account with Collier’s, necessary to escape from tough situations, will rarely be seen again either.
    — Dwight Garner, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2017
  • To many, the Ritz brand connotes an upscale experience unattainable to those without an expense account.
    — cleveland.com, 5 Oct. 2017
  • The ostensible purpose of the dinner, aside from dining at a fancy restaurant and putting the bill on the expense account, was to discuss some pressing business decision with Kurt.
    — Michael Azerrad, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2021
  • While some executives liked him, he had been accused of padding his expense account and mistreating his assistants, according to people close to both the bank and Mr. Ford.
    — Kate Kelly and Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2018
  • What was once a land of corner lunch tables and infinite expense accounts has become a grinding realm of desk salads and panic over quarterly numbers.
    — Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2019
  • In an era of big bonuses and expense accounts, many clubs targeted businessmen, and City workers in particular.
    — The Economist, 3 Feb. 2018
  • Indeed, the chances of getting a snub are higher at an expensive steakhouse with a big expense account clientele than at a stunning French or Italian restaurant that may only serve 100 people each night.
    — John Mariani, Forbes, 10 May 2021
  • In exchange for effectively being a 24/7 callboy who will hook Norman up with the San Diego gay social scene, Andrew demands a weekly allowance and an expense account.
    — Emma Dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Mar. 2018
  • The lawsuit also alleges that the team later promised other inducements, including a travel expense account and house for Robertson.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2020
  • The primary reason for the hesitancy is the fear that pot-friendly hotels will scare away guests with children in tow or business travelers who are paying with a corporate expense account.
    — Hugo Martin, latimes.com, 22 June 2018
  • The unlimited expense accounts and fat reporter paychecks began to dry up and the conservative-leaning paper took a deep dive into the far right after media mogul and Trump friend David Pecker purchased it in 1999.
    — Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 11 Nov. 2019
  • Or, in other words: restrictive suits, brutal winters, and even more brutal hours on Wall Street versus what often seems like college with an expense account in sunny Silicon Valley.
    — Town & Country, 24 Mar. 2014

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