No. 2,876 in French
dépense
Expense; expenditure.
In a sentence
La dépense pour le voyage a été très élevée.
The expense for the trip was very high.
Here, "dépense" refers to a monetary expenditure incurred for a specific activity, in this case, a trip.
Elle fait attention à ses dépenses mensuelles pour économiser.
She pays attention to her monthly expenses to save.
In this sentence, "dépenses" denotes recurring monetary outflows or costs associated with one's living expenses.
Cette activité demande une grande dépense d'énergie.
This activity requires a great expenditure of energy.
Here, "dépense" is used figuratively to describe the consumption or use of non-monetary resources, in this case, energy.
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