expensive
adjective
entailing great expense; very high-priced; costly.
expensively
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a word derived from
expensive.
Example Sentences
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AI does several things in personal finance that human advisers do poorly or expensively.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026
Artificial intelligence, meanwhile, could eliminate more production jobs or spark a new production boom if the technology enables content to be made less expensively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
And some rivals undoubtedly feel that for a club with a squad worth £1.5bn - the most expensively assembled in football history - a £10m fine is insufficient.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
Unfortunately for Frank, Tottenham's first-half display was closer to a non-league effort than the standards expected of his expensively assembled team.
From Barron's ● Jan. 10, 2026
He had kept himself fit, had never smoked, and had dressed expensively.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
