expense, cost, spend, consume, waste
費 centers on using up resources, especially money: expense, cost, spending, consuming, or wasting.
consumption; expenditure; spending
cost; expense
cost; expense
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to spend; to expend; to consume
fuel consumption; gas mileage
waste; extravagance
expenses; disbursements
tuition; school expenses
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
membership fee
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
travel expenses
public expense; public funds; public money; public expenditure
national expenditure; government spending; public funds
construction cost
actual expenses; out-of-pocket expenses
private expense
war expenditures
reserve funds; emergency funds
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
entertainment expenses
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
費 combines 弗 (a phonetic element suggesting scattering or spending) with 貝 (shell, money), indicating the idea of expending money or resources.
The top part 弗 looks like a bundle of arrows being scattered, and the bottom 貝 is money. Picture scattering money like arrows: spending, wasting, and incurring expenses.
For ヒ, imagine a heap of money being spent: heap -> ヒ, and the money pile shrinks as you consume it.