costly
adjective /ˈkɒstli/
/ˈkɔːstli/
(comparative costlier, superlative costliest)
It is also very common to use more costly and most costly.- costing a lot of money, especially more than you want to pay synonym expensive
- Buying new furniture may prove too costly.
Synonyms expensiveexpensive- costly
- overpriced
- pricey
- dear
- expensive costing a lot of money; charging high prices:
- I can’t afford it—it’s just too expensive for me.
- an expensive restaurant
- costly (rather formal) costing a lot of money, especially more than you want to pay:
- You want to avoid costly legal proceedings if you can.
- overpriced too expensive; costing more than it is worth:
- ridiculously overpriced designer clothes
- pricey (informal) expensive:
- Houses in the village are now too pricey for local people to afford.
- dear [not usually before noun] (British English) expensive:
- Everything’s so dear now, isn’t it?
- expensive/costly/overpriced/pricey for somebody/something
- expensive/costly to do something
- very/too/fairly/quite/pretty expensive/costly/pricey
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyc1- These measures could be costly to employers.
- These teaching methods are too costly in terms of staff resources.
- This process is costly in computer time.
- The old palace may prove too costly for the Duke to maintain.
- You want to avoid costly legal proceedings if you can.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- prove
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- for
- in
- in terms of
- …
- causing problems or the loss of something synonym expensive
- a costly mistake/failure
- Mining can be costly in terms of lives (= too many people can die).
Extra Examples- Privatizing the rail network turned out be a costly mistake for the government.
- The six-month delay will be costly for the company.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- prove
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- for
- in
- in terms of
- …