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Money spent on goods or services; costs incurred.
Dobbiamo ridurre le spese superflue.
We need to cut unnecessary expenses.
Le spese mediche sono molto alte quest'anno.
Medical expenses are very high this year.
Commonly used in financial, business, and personal contexts.
The act of spending money; expenditure.
La spesa è inevitabile quando si viaggia.
Spending is inevitable when traveling.
Less common than the noun form but still used in formal contexts.
Avoid confusing 'spese' with 'spesa' (singular, meaning 'expense' or 'grocery shopping'). 'Spese' is plural and refers to expenses in general.
Use 'spesa' for a single expense (e.g., 'una spesa di 100 euro') and 'spese' for multiple expenses or general expenses (e.g., 'le spese mensili').
From Latin 'expensa', past participle of 'expendere' (to weigh out, pay out), from 'ex-' (out) + 'pendere' (to weigh, pay).
Used in both singular ('spesa') and plural ('spese') forms. In formal contexts, 'spesa' refers to a single expense, while 'spese' refers to the total or recurring expenses.