Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

at the expense of

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.23 in modern English

Syllables: at the -ex-pense of
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep

Paid for by an individual or group.

prep

At one's responsibility.

prep

In a way as to harm somebody or something; to the detriment of.

prep

Of a joke, deriding someone.

Example Sentences

"Bengali, like other Aryan languages of India, has spread, and is still spreading, at the expense of the aboriginal tongues."

Inflected Forms

at one's expense (alternative)

Questions

What does at the expense of mean?: Paid for by an individual or group.

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