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What does at the expense of mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word at the expense of? Here's what it means.

Preposition
  1. By taking away from.
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For example, agents must not use their position to acquire benefits for themselves at the expense of their principals.
The discussion was fast paced and jocular, with nearly all of the jokes at the expense of IMX's desperate competitors.
I have often found myself out of balance with worry about what others think at the expense of pleasing myself.
Despite a gerrymander, the number of opposition seats rose from 22 to 45, mostly at the expense of the ruling party.
The system they defend, based on the immense accumulation of private wealth at the expense of society as a whole, has reached a dead end.
Generally, it was welcomed in Sligo, but some people queried whether the growth of the town might be at the expense of the surrounding areas.

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