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Noun: operating expense
  1. (tax) the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes
    - operating cost, overhead, budget items

Derived forms: operating expenses

Type of: disbursal, disbursement, expense

Part of: operating budget

Encyclopedia: Operating expense