开销 (kāi xiāo): to pay (expenses); expenses; (old) to dismiss (an employee)

This month, with rent, utilities, and the child's tuition combined, expenses are two thousand yuan more than last month.

In order to cut daily expenses, she started cooking for herself and no longer orders takeout every day.

The company's travel expenses this year are too high; the finance department requires all employees to report in advance before any business trip.

Keeping a car, the monthly costs of gas, insurance, and parking add up—the expenses are not small.

After moving to a new city, he found that the living expenses here are much higher than in his hometown, and he had to replan his budget.