general expense
noun [C, usually plural] (also general and administrative expense) ACCOUNTINGDefinition
› money that a company spends on organizing and controlling its activities generally rather than on a particular product or service that it produces: The company expects to regain profits by cutting costs in personnel and general expenses.
(Definition of general expense noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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