The noun EXPENSE has 3 senses: 1. amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures). 2. a detriment or sacrifice. 3. money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer. Familiarity information: EXPENSE used as a noun is uncommon.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Prurience. prÅÅâ²ri-ens, n. state of being prurient: eager desireâalso Pruâ²riency.âadj. Pruâ²rient, itching or uneasy with desire: given to unclean thoughts.âadv.
noun perÂ·sisÂ·tence \pÉr-Ësis-tÉn(t)s, -Ëzis-\. Tweet. : the quality that allows someone to continue doing something or trying to do something even though it is difficult or opposed by other people. : the state of occurring or existing beyond the usual, expected, or normal time.ull Definition of PERSISTENCE. 1. : the action or fact of persisting. 2. : the quality or state of being persistent; especially: perseverance. See persistence defined for English-language learners. See persistence defined for kids. ADVERTISEMENT.