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Search phrase: expense

Plays

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The Comedy of ErrorsCE III.i.123Do so. – This jest shall cost me some expense.Do so, this iest shall cost me some expence. 
HamletHam II.i.9What company, at what expense; and findingWhat company, at what expence: and finding
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.i.76A third thinks, without expense at all,A third thinkes, without expence at all,
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.108To his own portion! And what expense by th' hourTo his owne portion? And what expence by'th'houre
King Edward IIIE3 IV.ii.21That so expense of victuals may be saved.That so expence of victuals may be saued.
King LearKL II.i.99To have th' expense and waste of his revenues.To haue th'expence and wast of his Reuenues:
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.520Anointed, I implore so much expense of thyAnnointed, I implore so much expence of thy
MacbethMac V.vi.99We shall not spend a large expense of timeWe shall not spend a large expence of time,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.ii.136yet look after thee? Wilt thou, after the expense of soyet looke after thee? wilt thou after the expence of so
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.iv.5And that, my state being galled with my expense,And that my state being gall'd with my expence,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND I.i.249If I have thanks it is a dear expense.If I haue thankes, it is a deere expence:
PericlesPer Chorus.III.20That horse and sail and high expenseThat horse and sayle and hie expence,
PericlesPer IV.iii.46.1At whose expense 'tis done.at whose expence tis done.
PericlesPer Chorus.V.19His banners sable, trimmed with rich expense;His banners Sable, trim'd with rich expence,
Timon of AthensTim II.ii.1No care, no stop, so senseless of expenseNo care, no stop, so senselesse of expence,
Timon of AthensTim II.ii.131That I might so have rated my expenseThat I might so haue rated my expence
Troilus and CressidaTC II.ii.4As honour, loss of time, travail, expense,(As honour, losse of time, trauaile, expence,

Poems

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SonnetsSonn.30.8 And moan th' expense of many a vanished sight: And mone th'expence of many a vannisht sight.
SonnetsSonn.94.6 And husband nature's riches from expense; And husband natures ritches from expence,
SonnetsSonn.129.1 Th' expense of spirit in a waste of shame TH'expence of Spirit in a waste of shame

Glossary

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chargeexpense, cost, outlay
chargecause expense, burden with a cost
costoutlay, expense, expenditure
expenseextravagance, expenditure, spending
expensespending, using up, laying out
expenseloss, using up, expending
ratecost, expense
sharereceive at the expense of

Thesaurus

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expensecost
expensecharge
expenserate
expense of, receive at theshare
expense, causecharge
receive at the expense ofshare

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