(up) to the hilt. âº Something that is done (up) to the hilt is done completely and without any limits: The government is already borrowing up to the hilt. (Definition of â(up) to the hiltâ from the Cambridge Advanced Learnerâs Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press) Translations of â(up) to the hiltâ.
accounting cost - actual expenses, plus depreciation. 1  more concerned with past performance. 2  depreciation expenses calculated for capital equipment.  more connected to the IRS than economic cost.
What is an 'Expense'. An expense consists of the economic costs a business incurs through its operations to earn revenue. Businesses are allowed to write off tax-deductible expenses on their income tax returns to lower their taxable income and thus their tax liability.