at the expense of

Preposition CEFR C2

Definitions

Paid for by an individual or group.
At one's responsibility.
broadly, idiomatic
In a way as to harm somebody or something; to the detriment of.
figuratively
Of a joke, deriding someone.
figuratively

Equivalents

Española costa de a coste de a costo dea cuenta de a expensas de por cuenta de

Françaisà ses frais au détriment de

Deutschauf Kosten auf Rechnung zuhandenzum Schaden

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العربيةعَلَى حِسَابِ عَلَى نَفَقَةِ

Azərbaycan dilihesabına

Češtinana úkor

Galegoa conta de

Portuguêsà custa de às custas de por conta de

Türkçezararına

Examples

“Bengali, like ⟳ other Aryan languages of India, has spread ⟳, and is still spreading, at the expense of the aboriginal tongues.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

at the feet of at the hand of at the hands of at the instance of at the mercy of at the risk of

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