travel expenses

Meaning

Money spent on food, lodging, and transportation while traveling for work. These costs are usually paid back (reimbursed) by the employer. It is a very common term in corporate policies and accounting.

Examples

• Please save all your receipts so we can reimburse your travel expenses.

  Please save all your receipts so we can reimburse your travel expenses.

• Our company has a strict policy regarding what counts as travel expenses.

  Our company has a strict policy regarding what counts as travel expenses.

• My travel expenses for the conference in Chicago came to around five hundred dollars.

  My travel expenses for the conference in Chicago came to around five hundred dollars.

• The finance department is reviewing the travel expenses from last month's business trip.

  The finance department is reviewing the travel expenses from last month's business trip.

• Do travel expenses include meals, or just flights and hotels?

  Do travel expenses include meals, or just flights and hotels.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I need to submit my travel expense.

  ✓ I need to submit my travel expenses.

  The phrase is almost always plural ('expenses') when referring to the total cost of a trip.

• ✗ The company paid my travel costs.

  ✓ The company covered my travel expenses.

  While 'travel costs' is understood, 'travel expenses' is the standard professional collocation used in business settings.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Make sure you keep the taxi receipts so you can claim your ___.

  💡 The money you spend while traveling for work.

  Show answer

  travel expenses

• The manager needs to approve your ___ before you book the flights.

  💡 Costs related to business travel.

  Show answer

  travel expenses