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expense vs operating expense

operating expense vs expense

expense and operating expense both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
expense Yes No Yes No
operating expense Yes No No No
As nouns, operating expense is a hyponym of expense; that is, operating expense 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 expense: 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 expense (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 expense (verb)
reduce the estimated value of something
Difference between expense and operating expense

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