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# Expense

In business management and accounting, "Expense" is a key concept used in financial operations, reporting, and compliance in modern ERP systems.

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## Translations

| Language | Code | Translation |
|----------|------|-------------|
| English | `en` | Expense |
| Deutsch | `de` | Monatliche Zusammenfassung der Ausgaben nach Kategorie. |
| Français | `fr` | Résumé des dépenses mensuelles par catégorie. |
| Italiano | `it` | Riepilogo spese mensili per categoria. |
| Português (BR) | `pt-BR` | Resumo mensal de despesas por categoria. |
| Svenska | `sv` | kostnad |
| Norsk | `no` | Utlegg |
| Dansk | `da` | udgift |
| Suomi | `fi` | kulu |
| Nederlands | `nl` | Maandelijkse  uitgaven per categorie |
| Polski | `pl` | Wydatek |
| Română | `ro` | Cheltuieli |
| Magyar | `hu` | Költség |
| Bahasa Indonesia | `id` | Pengeluaran |
| Tiếng Việt | `vi` | Chi phí |
| 日本語 | `ja` | 経費 |
| 한국어 | `ko` | 경비 |

## Related Terms

[Expense report](/glossary/expense-report) · [Add expense](/glossary/add-expense) · [Income expense](/glossary/income-expense) · [Expense transfers](/glossary/expense-transfers) · [Recurring expense](/glossary/recurring-expense) · [Administrative expense](/glossary/administrative-expense) · [Capital expense](/glossary/capital-expense) · [Depreciation expense](/glossary/depreciation-expense)

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