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travel expenses
The total costs incurred during a trip, such as for transportation, accommodation, and meals. The term is often used in a professional context for business trips and usually appears in the plural.
Nach der Dienstreise reichte er seine Reisekosten zur Erstattung ein.
After the business trip, he submitted his travel expenses for reimbursement.
This word is made up of 'die Reise' (the trip/journey) and 'die Kosten' (costs, plural). It literally means the costs of a trip.
Die Firma übernimmt die vollen Reisekosten für ihre Mitarbeiter.
The company covers the full travel expenses for its employees.
'Reisekosten' (travel expenses) is almost always used in the plural because it refers to a collection of different expenses such as transportation, hotel, and meals. The singular 'die Reisekoste' is extremely rare.
Bitte bewahren Sie alle Belege für die Reisekosten auf.
Please keep all receipts for the travel expenses.
In a professional context, travel expenses are often 'abgerechnet' (settled/claimed), 'eingereicht' (submitted), or 'erstattet' (reimbursed) by the employer. A central form is the 'Reisekostenabrechnung' (travel expense report).
Ich muss meine Reisekosten bis Ende der Woche abrechnen.
I have to settle my travel expenses by the end of the week.
expenses
On a business trip, both words can refer to the same expenses. Reisekosten emphasizes the total cost of the trip, such as transportation, accommodation, and meals. Spesen refers to costs incurred for work, with the focus on their being reimbursed by the employer. Reisekosten is therefore appropriate for the total amount, while Spesen is often used when referring to reimbursement.
Ihre Reisekosten für die Dienstreise betrugen insgesamt 450 Euro.
Her travel expenses for the business trip came to 450 euros in total.
Der Arbeitgeber erstattete ihr die Spesen für dieselbe Dienstreise vollständig.
Her employer fully reimbursed her expenses for the same business trip.
