expensiveadjective
uk/ɪkˈspen.sɪv/us/ɪkˈspen.sɪv/A1 costing a lot of money:
Rolls Royces are very expensive.
Big houses are expensive to maintain.
She has expensive tastes (= she likes things that cost a lot of money).
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- If you send it by airmail, it'll be very expensive.
- I treated myself to a meal in an expensive restaurant.
- Toddlers don't need expensive toys and games to keep them amused.
- A large house like this must be expensive to heat.
- A lot of businesses are moving out of London because it's too expensive.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Expensive & luxurious
- costly
- delicacy
- deluxe
- exclusive
- executive
- grand
- grandly
- lush
- luxurious
- no expense is spared idiom
- opulent
- plush
- premium-rate
- priceless
- sumptuous
- swish
- tony
- unaffordable
- valuable
- white elephant
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expensively
adverb uk/ɪkˈspen.sɪv.li/us/ɪkˈspen.sɪv.li/
Sarah is always expensively dressed (= wearing expensive clothes).