Meaning & use

Expensable

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Able to be claimed as a business expense and reimbursed by an employer.

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Client dinners are expensable as long as you keep the receipt.

The company clarified which travel costs are expensable under the new policy.

A note on using this word

A relatively modern coinage from the verb "expense," common in corporate and accounting vocabulary.

Words with a similar meaning

reimbursable

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