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expense vs incidental

incidental vs expense

expense and incidental both are nouns.

expense is not an adjective while incidental is an adjective.

expense is a verb but incidental is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
expense Yes No Yes No
incidental Yes Yes No No
As nouns, incidental is a hyponym of expense; that is, incidental is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than expense:
  • expense: money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer
  • incidental: (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified
Other hyponyms of expense include incidental expense, minor expense, travel expense.
expense (noun) incidental (noun)
a detriment or sacrifice an item that is incidental
amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures) (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified
money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer
expense (adjective) incidental (adjective)
(sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence
not of prime or central importance
occurring with or following as a consequence
expense (verb) incidental (verb)
reduce the estimated value of something
Difference between expense and incidental

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