Expense, 1) the spending, consuming: “husband nature's riches from e.” Sonn. 94, 6. “after the e. of so much money,” Wiv. II, 2, 147. “my state being galled with my e.” III, 4, 5. “so much e. of thy sweet breath,” LLL V, 2, 523. “to have the e. and waste of his revenues,” Lr. II, 1, 102 (Q2 the waste and spoil).
2) cost, charge, money spent: Err. III, 1, 123. Mids. I, 1, 249. H6A I, 1, 76. V, 5, 92. H8 III, 2, 108. Troil. II, 2, 4. Tim. II, 2, 1. Tim. II, 2, 1 Mcb. V, 8, 60. Per. III Prol. 20. V Prol. 19. “at a person's e.:” IV, 3, 46. “at what e.” Hml. II, 1, 9. --s == drinking-money: Tw. III, 1, 49.
3) loss: “moan the e. of many a vanished sight” Sonn. 30, 8.* cf. “the e. of spirit in a waste of shame is lust in action,” 129, 1.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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