Money
Opex
Operating expenditure: the ongoing costs of running the business, such as salaries, rent, software subscriptions and cloud bills. It counts against profit in the year it's spent.
You'll hear it as
Finance would rather this was opex, so we're leasing the kit.
Why it matters to you.
Most of what a technical team spends is opex. It's easy to approve in small amounts and easy to cut when budgets tighten.
Also called Operating expenditure.
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