personal expense
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpersonalandexpense
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personal
adjective
uk/ˈpɜː.sən.əl/us/ˈpɝː.sən.əl/
relating or belonging to a single or particular person rather than to a group or ...
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expense
noun
uk/ɪkˈspens/us/ɪkˈspens/
the use of money, time, ...
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(Definition ofpersonalandexpensefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is easy to forget whether apersonalexpensewas really an expense which could be lawfully set against income for tax purposes.
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If not, he may have expended his time and energy and even gone to greatpersonalexpenseand be left absolutely without a penny.
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If a worker goes to a tribunal, he may incur considerablepersonalexpense.
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That comment is an insult to those who have worked hard to rectify matters, often at greatpersonalexpense.
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He has supported it, often at greatpersonalexpensein energy, time and financially.
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The cost of travel between home and a person's normal place of work is apersonalexpenseand does not qualify for tax relief.
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This is a human problem, which involves considerablepersonalexpense.
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An innocent director, who has acted in a totally responsible manner, at somepersonalexpense, is automatically disqualified.
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It is wrong for such cases to be decided atpersonalexpense, because they can be very costly.
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Therefore, by accepting membership of this body without remuneration, the members would not be put to heavypersonalexpense.
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At present, workers who require such aids have to buy and maintain them at considerablepersonalexpense.
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The fact is that many local councillors carry out their public duties in a very public-spirited way and at considerablepersonalexpense.
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In addition, he has apersonalexpenseclaim, which is listed in the greatest detail in the volume, of about £40,000 per annum.
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By contrast a self-employed person would benefit from his own contributions; they are apersonalexpense and, like other personal expenses, cannot be deducted in arriving at taxable profits.
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Undoubtedly many loyal subjects will come from very far off at greatpersonalexpenseto themselves.
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Many have responded well, and the recipients of passes or tokens have been enabled to travel, often over hundreds of square miles, at little or nopersonalexpense.
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Is it not very hard on these patriotic young men, who wish to fit themselves to take commissions, that they should be put topersonalexpensein this matter?
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Such deductions may includepersonalexpenseitems, such as a home mortgage interest deduction, and vary widely by jurisdiction.
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In order to spread the reputation of the drug, he supplied copious quantities to medical professionals and hospitals at greatpersonalexpense.
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Some of this endeavor was at hispersonalexpenseand some through grants from the state.
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