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expensiveness
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.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | expensiveness - the quality of being high-pricedmonetary value, price, cost - the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold); "the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver"; "he puts a high price on his services"; "he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection"costliness, dearness, preciousness - the quality possessed by something with a great price or valuelavishness, sumptuosity, sumptuousness, luxury - the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensiveinexpensiveness - the quality of being affordable | TranslationsExpensiveness
ExpensivenessLaischarged Demosthenes 10,000 drachmas for night in bed. [Gk. Hist.: Wallechinsky, 328]100 Philistine foreskinsprice David paid to marry Saul’s daughter. [O. T.: I Samuel 18:25–27]Vincy, RosamondLydgate’s income did not meet her spendthrift habits. [Br. Lit.: Middlemarch, Magill I, 588–591]FinancialSeeexpensiveexpensiveness
Antonyms for expensivenessnoun the quality of being high-pricedRelated Words- monetary value
- price
- cost
- costliness
- dearness
- preciousness
- lavishness
- sumptuosity
- sumptuousness
- luxury
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