Definition of "expensing" [expensing]

• Present participle of expense. (verb)

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• "President Bush's proposed SEC chairman, Rep. Christopher Cox, Republican of California, is tight with Silicon Valley, which hates the idea of expensing options."
• "Total revenue lost from the so-called expensing proposal over 10 years would be $30 billion; companies taking the immediate deductions wouldn't be able to write off their expenses through depreciation in years to come."
• "However, he has also indicated internally that this profit goal will be adjusted by employee profit sharing expensing, which is currently 15% of net income."