expensive
11expensive — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, prove, seem, sound ▪ Her suit looked extremely expensive. ▪ become, get …
12expensive — ex|pen|sive [ ık spensıv ] adjective *** 1. ) something that is expensive costs a lot of money: He always wears expensive clothes. It can be very expensive to train new personnel. expensive tastes (=liking things that cost a lot of money): young… …
13expensive */*/*/ — UK [ɪkˈspensɪv] / US adjective 1) something that is expensive costs a lot of money He always wears expensive clothes. It can be very expensive to train new personnel. expensive tastes (= liking things that cost a lot of money): young people with… …
14expensive — expensively, adv. expensiveness, n. /ik spen siv/, adj. entailing great expense; very high priced; costly: an expensive party. [1620 30; EXPENSE + IVE] Syn. EXPENSIVE, COSTLY, DEAR, HIGH PRICED apply to something that is high in price. EXPENSIVE… …
15expensive — adj. expensive to + inf. (it s more expensive to live in the city than in the country) * * * [ɪk spensɪv] expensive to + inf. (it s more expensive to live in the city than in the country) …
16expensive — [[t]ɪkspe̱nsɪv[/t]] ♦♦ ADJ GRADED If something is expensive, it costs a lot of money. Wine s so expensive in this country... I get very nervous because I m using a lot of expensive equipment. Syn: costly Ant: cheap Derived words: expensively ADV… …
17expensive*/*/*/ — [ɪkˈspensɪv] adj something that is expensive costs a lot of money Ant: inexpensive He always wears expensive clothes.[/ex] It can be very expensive to train new personnel.[/ex] expensively adv …
18expensive — adjective Date: circa 1610 1. involving high cost or sacrifice < an expensive hobby > 2. a. commanding a high price and especially one that is not based on intrinsic worth or is beyond a prospective buyer s means b. characterized by high prices < …
19expensive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. costly, dear, high, exorbitant. See dearness. Ant., cheap. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. costly, high priced, dear, precious, valuable, invaluable, rare, prized, choice, rich, priceless, high, too… …
20expensive — ex•pen•sive [[t]ɪkˈspɛn sɪv[/t]] adj. 1) entailing great expense: an expensive party[/ex] 2) sold for a high price: expensive clothes[/ex] • Etymology: 1620–30 ex•pen′sive•ly, adv. ex•pen′sive•ness, n …
