expensive
adjective
entailing great expense; very high-priced; costly.
expensiveness
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a word derived from
expensive.
Example Sentences
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"I want to separate Rohit Bal from the House of Bal - in products as well as style, in expensiveness and expanse," Bal told Shefalee Vasudev in Mint newspaper.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2024
A pretext for your visit can be useful in distracting you from the single most scream-worthy fact about Switzerland: its fearsome expensiveness.
From New York Times ● Sep. 24, 2010
What all these movies have in common, besides expensiveness, is an elusive "special event quality" that gets them talked about until people regard them as a must-see.
From Time Magazine Archive
As publishers recognize, its very size and expensiveness make it sell.
From Time Magazine Archive
Beneath it she wore a white muslin dress of a studied simplicity that, to another woman’s assessing gaze, would reveal its expensiveness.
From Cynthia's Chauffeur by Louis Tracy
