expensive
[ ik-spen-siv ]
/ ɪkˈspɛn sɪv /
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adjective
entailing great expense; very high-priced; costly: an expensive party.
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Expensive, costly, dear, high-priced apply to something that is high in price. Expensive is applied to whatever entails considerable expense; it suggests a price more than the average person would normally be able to pay or a price paid only for something special: an expensive automobile. Costly implies that the price is a large sum, usually because of the fineness, preciousness, etc., of the object: a costly jewel. Dear is commonly applied in England to something that is selling beyond its usual or just price. In the U.S., high-priced is the usual equivalent.
OTHER WORDS FROM expensive
ex·pen·sive·ly, adverbex·pen·sive·ness, nounqua·si-ex·pen·sive, adjectivequa·si-ex·pen·sive·ly, adverbWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH expensive
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British Dictionary definitions for expensive
expensive
/ (ɪkˈspɛnsɪv) /
adjective
high-priced; costly; dear
Derived forms of expensive
expensively, adverbexpensiveness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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