Sentence:  The <WSD>expense</WSD> of this type of organization in religious life , when one recalls the number of city churches which deteriorated beyond repair before being abandoned , raises fundamental questions about the principle of Protestant survival in a mobile society ; nonetheless , the prevalence of economic integration in congregations illumines the nature of the Protestant development . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)