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considerable
Adjective
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A considerable amount, time, degree, etc. is a fairly large or important one.
He had given it a considerable amount of thought before deciding.
Many part-time farmers traveled considerable distances each day to their work.
The time needed to do it properly is considerable.
expense
Noun
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An expense is something for which you spend money.
Food is a huge expense for many people around the world.
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An expense is an amount of money that you spend.
If your income is less than your expenses, you have a serious problem.
The company paid all of his expenses when he was in Shanghai.
The building was repaired at great expense.
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If you do mathx/math at the expense of mathy/math, mathx/math hurts mathy/math because it makes mathy/math have less money, less time, less social status, etc.
She often makes jokes at her own expense.
We have to decide whether safety at the expense of freedom is worth the cost.
Examples considerable expenses examples
How do I use considerable expenses in a sentence?
Simple sentences
The ship was built at considerable expense.
Movie subtitles
Certainly it is only natural that I try to save the owner such a considerable expense if possible.