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Meaning of at the expense of | Babel Free

Preposition CEFR C2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية عَلَى حِسَابِ عَلَى نَفَقَةِ
Azərbaycan dili hesabına
Čeština na úkor
Deutsch auf Kosten auf Rechnung zuhanden zum Schaden
Español a costa de a coste de a costo de a cuenta de a expensas de por cuenta de
Français à ses frais au détriment de
Galego a conta de
Polski kosztem kosztem
Português à custa de às custas de por conta de
Türkçe zararına

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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