Definition of expensive Expensive

/ɪkspɛˈnsɪv/ - [ikspensiv] - ex•pen•sive

We found 7 definitions of expensive from 4 different sources.

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What does expensive mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

expensive - high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"
  inexpensive, cheap relatively low in price or charging low prices; "it would have been cheap at twice the price"; "inexpensive family restaurants"
  valuable having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange; "a valuable diamond"
  big-ticket, high-ticket very expensive; "big-ticket items like cars and furs"; "a big-ticket government program"
  high-priced, pricey, pricy, costly, dear having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant"
  dearly-won, costly entailing great loss or sacrifice; "a dearly-won victory"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • expensive (Adjective)
    Having a high price or cost.
  • expensive (Adjective)
    Taking a lot of system time or resources.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • expensive (a.)
    Occasioning expense; calling for liberal outlay; costly; dear; liberal; as, expensive dress; an expensive house or family.
  • expensive (a.)
    Free in expending; very liberal; especially, in a bad scene; extravagant; lavish.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • expensive
    Having a high price, cost.
  • expensive
    Being high in price, having high charges.

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