business expenses in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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expense [Am ɪkˈspɛns, Brit ɪkˈspɛns, ɛkˈspɛns] N

1. expense U (cost, outlay):

expense
gasto m
it's well worth the expense
vale la pena hacer el gasto
hang the expense! inf
¡olvídate del dinero!
no expense was spared
no se reparó en gastos
I don't want to go to the expense of buying it
no quiero meterme en el gasto de comprarlo
we don't want to put you to any expense
no queremos ocasionarte ningún gasto
at very little expense
por muy poco dinero
it was done at great/considerable expense
se hizo gastando mucho dinero/una suma importante de dinero
at other people's expense
a costa de los demás
I had the book published at my own expense
la publicación del libro corrió por mi cuenta
I bought it at my own expense
lo compré con dinero de mi propio bolsillo
at the company's expense
a cargo or a cuenta de la compañía
they had a good laugh at my expense
se partieron de risa a costa mía or a mi costa
at the expense of sth/sb (with the loss of)
a expensas de algo/alguien
he became successful at the expense of his ideals
triunfó a expensas de sus ideales

business [Am ˈbɪznəs, Brit ˈbɪznəs] N

1.2. business COMM U (commercial activity, trading):

business
comercio m
to be in business , the firm has been in business for over 50 years
la empresa tiene más de 50 años de actividad comercial
the factory is back in business again
la fábrica ha reanudado sus operaciones
the Liberals are back in business
los liberales son nuevamente una fuerza con la que hay que contar
to set up in business , loans to help you set up in business
préstamos para ayudarlo a montar or poner un negocio
he set himself up in business as a financial consultant
se estableció como asesor financiero
go into business , they went into business together
montaron or pusieron un negocio juntos
to go out of business
cerrar
high rents have put many local traders out of business
muchos comercios han tenido que cerrar debido a los alquileres altos
business is good
el negocio anda or marcha bien
business is slack
hay muy poco movimiento
the hamburger stands were doing good business
los puestos de hamburguesas estaban haciendo un buen negocio
the company lost two million dollars' worth of business
la compañía perdió ventas (or contratos etc.) por valor de dos millones de dólares
business is business
los negocios son los negocios
“business as usual”
“seguimos atendiendo al público durante las reformas”
the government tried to give the appearance of business as usual
el gobierno intentó dar la impresión de que no había pasado nada
the store/bank opens for business at nine o'clock
la tienda/el banco abre al público a las nueve
the store/bank opens for business at nine o'clock attr quarter/deal
comercial
the store/bank opens for business at nine o'clock practice
comercial
business associate
socio m / socia f

3.1. business U (transactions):

some important business came up and she had to dash off
surgió algo importante y tuvo que irse corriendo
is it business or personal?
¿se trata de cuestiones de trabajo o es algo personal?
it's been a pleasure to do business with you
ha sido un placer trabajar con usted
I'm here on business
estoy aquí por negocios/por trabajo
she's away on business
está de viaje por negocios/por trabajo
to mix business with pleasure
mezclar el trabajo con la diversión
unfinished business
asuntos mpl pendientes
business before pleasure
antes es la obligación que la devoción
business before pleasure
primero el deber (y después el placer)
to do one's business inf, euph
hacer sus necesidades euph
to get down to business
ir al grano
to get down to business
entrar en materia
to mean business
decir algo muy en serio
he obviously meant business
estaba claro que lo decía muy en serio
to talk business lit
hablar de negocios
all right then, $10, 000 — now you're talking business!
bueno, está bien, $10.000 — ahora sí que se te puede tomar en serio
quit stalling and let's talk business
deja de andarte con rodeos y vayamos al grano
quit stalling and let's talk business attr appointment/lunch
de trabajo
quit stalling and let's talk business attr appointment/lunch
de negocios
business correspondence
correspondencia f comercial
business letter
carta f comercial

3.3. business U (rightful occupation, concern):

business
asunto m
business
incumbencia f
to mind one's own business there I was, minding my own business, when …
estaba ahí, de lo más tranquila, cuando …
mind your own business!
¡no te metas en lo que no te importa!
that's none of your business
eso no es asunto tuyo
that's none of your business
eso no te incumbe
I know it's none of my business, but …
ya sé que no es asunto mío, pero …
it's no business of yours/mine
no es asunto tuyo/mío
it's no business of yours/mine
no te/me incumbe
you had no business apologizing on my behalf
no te correspondía a ti disculparte de mi parte
I shall make it my business to find out
yo me ocuparé or me encargaré de averiguarlo
like nobody's business inf she was getting through those chocolates like nobody's business
les estaba dando duro a los bombones inf
he was dashing around like nobody's business
estaba corriendo como un loco de aquí para allá
he was spending money like nobody's business
gastaba dinero como si fuera agua
to send sb about her/his business
echar a alguien con cajas destempladas
to send sb about her/his business
mandar a alguien a pasear inf
to send sb about her/his business
mandar a alguien a paseo Spain inf

business expenses in the PONS Dictionary

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He was convicted of taking cash advances for city business expenses and then charging those items to his city credit cards and pocketing the money.
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Special rules govern certain types of business expenses, including rules for travel, entertainment, food, and gifts.
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The report also found there were no personal expenditures of the mayor that were claimed as business expenses.
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The two companies spent over $3 billion combined to develop satellite radio technology, build and launch the satellites, and for various other business expenses.
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This treatment is for purposes of determining gross income and deductible business expenses only.
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Tax arbitrage is not possible because business expenses do reduce the income of "all" companies proportionately to their respective share of the overall profit.
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The most significant expense that is categorized as a miscellaneous itemized deduction is the unreimbursed business expenses of an employee.
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All states taxing business income allow deduction for most business expenses.
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Some types of business expenses are deductible over a period of years rather than when incurred.
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Most ordinary business expenses are clearly either expensable or capitalizable, but some expenses could be treated either way, according to the preference of the company.
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