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operating expense

DEFINITIONS OF: operating expense

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n the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes

Synonyms:
budget items, operating cost, overhead
Type of:
disbursal, disbursement, expense
amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
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