Hyphenation
 ex·pense al·low·anceTurkish pronunciation
 îkspens ılauınsPronunciation
 /əkˈspens əˈlouəns/ /ɪkˈspɛns əˈlaʊəns/
Etymology
 [ ik-'spen(t)s ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French, from Late Latin expensa, from Latin, feminine of expensus, past participle of expendere.