at (one's) expense



at (one's) expense

1. One's financial responsibility. Once I learned that the trip was at my expense, I decided not to go.
2. To one's detriment or disadvantage. I was furious when I heard the other kids telling jokes at my little brother's expense.
See also: expense

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Rohese-Medieval English
JayleeJAY-leeEnglish (Modern)
NorrisNAWR-isEnglish
Zornitsa-Bulgarian
Metrodora-Ancient Greek
ThomasTAHM-əs (English), TOM-əs (English), to-MAH (French), TO-mahs (German, Dutch), tho-MAHS (Greek)English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblica