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expensive
expensivevery high-priced; costly: an expensive gown
Not to be confused with:expansive – comprehensive; extensive; effusive; sociable, extroverted, outgoing, unreserved: She has an expansive personality.ex·pen·sive E0285900 (ĭk-spĕn′sĭv)adj.1. Requiring a large expenditure; costly.2. Marked by high prices: expensive stores.
ex·pen′sive·ly adv.ex·pen′sive·ness n.expensive (ɪkˈspɛnsɪv) adjhigh-priced; costly; dear exˈpensively adv exˈpensiveness nex•pen•sive (ɪkˈspɛn sɪv)
adj. 1. entailing great expense: an expensive party. 2. sold for a high price: expensive clothes. [1620–30] ex•pen′sive•ly, adv. ex•pen′sive•ness, n. expensiveIf something is expensive, it costs a lot of money. I get very nervous because I'm using a lot of expensive equipment.It was more expensive than the other magazines.Don't say that the price of something is 'expensive'. You say that it is high. The price is much too high.This must result in consumers paying higher prices.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  expensive - high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"valuable - having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange; "a valuable diamond"cheap, inexpensive - relatively low in price or charging low prices; "it would have been cheap at twice the price"; "inexpensive family restaurants" |
expensiveadjective costly, high-priced, lavish, extravagant, rich, dear, stiff, excessive, steep (informal), pricey, overpriced, exorbitant He has a lot of expensive recording equipment.
budget, cheap, bargain, reasonable, low-priced, low-cost, inexpensive, cut-price, economicalexpensiveadjectiveBringing a high price:costly, dear, high, high-priced.Translationsexpend (ikˈspend) verb to use or spend (supplies etc). 消耗，花費 花费，消耗，使用或支出 exˈpenditure (-tʃə) noun the act of spending. the expenditure of money and resources; His expenditure(s) amounted to $500. 支出 支出exˈpense (-s) noun1. the spending of money etc; cost. I've gone to a lot of expense to educate you well. 消耗，花費 消耗，花费 2. a cause of spending. What an expense clothes are! 花錢的東西 费钱之物exˈpenses (-siz) noun plural money spent in carrying out a job etc. His firm paid his travelling expenses. 費用 费用exˈpensive (-siv) adjective costing a great deal. expensive clothes. 昂貴的 昂贵的at the expense of1. being paid for by; at the cost of. He equipped the expedition at his own expense; At the expense of his health he finally completed the work. 犧牲…，以...為代價 以...为牺牲，以...为代价 2. making (a person) appear ridiculous. He told a joke at his wife's expense. 愚弄某人 取笑某人，嘲弄 - It's a little expensive (US)
It's quite expensive (UK) → 价钱很贵哦 - It's too expensive for me → 太贵了，我买不起
expensive
be (a bit) on the expensive sideTo be somewhat expensive. This intentionally vague phrase highlights the speaker's awareness of or hesitation about the cost of something. That car service is a bit on the expensive side. Can't we just take a taxi?See also: expensive, on, sidebe on the (something) sideTo partially have some quality, typically a negative one. An adjective precedes "side." The dress is beautiful, but it's just a little on the expensive side for me. A: "Do you like what you ordered?" B: "It's good, just a little on the salty side."See also: on, sideEncyclopediaSeeExpensivenessexpensive
ExpensiveOf or related to the high cost of a good, service, or security. Expensiveness is determined by comparing the cost to similar goods, services, and securities. Expensiveness is also related to one's ability to buy: what seems expensive to one person may not seem so to another. Expensiveness may be justified depending on the quality of the good, service, or security.expensive Of, relating to, or being a security that sells at a market price above what is expected, given fundamental factors such as earnings, assets, and management ability. Deciding whether a security is expensive is a subjective judgment. Compare cheap.expensive
Synonyms for expensiveadj costlySynonyms- costly
- high-priced
- lavish
- extravagant
- rich
- dear
- stiff
- excessive
- steep
- pricey
- overpriced
- exorbitant
Antonyms- budget
- cheap
- bargain
- reasonable
- low-priced
- low-cost
- inexpensive
- cut-price
- economical
Synonyms for expensiveadj bringing a high priceSynonyms- costly
- dear
- high
- high-priced
Antonyms for expensiveadj high in price or charging high pricesRelated WordsAntonyms |