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expense vs operating cost

operating cost vs expense

expense and operating cost both are nouns.

expense is a verb but operating cost is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
expense Yes No Yes No
operating cost Yes No No No
As nouns, operating cost is a hyponym of expense; that is, operating cost is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than expense:
  • expense: amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
  • operating cost: 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
expense (noun) operating cost (noun)
a detriment or sacrifice 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
amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer
expense (verb) operating cost (verb)
reduce the estimated value of something
Difference between expense and operating cost

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