expense vs cost

cost vs expense

expense and cost both are nouns.

expense and cost both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
expense	Yes	No	Yes	No
cost	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, cost is a hypernym of expense; that is, cost is a word with a broader meaning than expense:

expense: amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
cost: the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

expense (noun)	cost (noun)
a detriment or sacrifice	the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)	value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something
money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer	the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

expense (verb)	cost (verb)
reduce the estimated value of something	be priced at
	require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice

Difference between expense and cost

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