dear-boughtadj.

Etymology: dear adv.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdear-ˈbought.

Bought at a high price, obtained at great cost.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > [adjective] > involving great or excessive expenditure

dear1044

chargeous138.

wastyc1380

dear-boughtc1384

costlewa1387

costlya1425

costy?c1430

costfulc1450

costablea1475

chargeable1480

sumptuous1485

chargeful1529

deep1608

tributary1632

burdenablec1650

expensivea1661

consumptive1753

capital-intensive1907

c1384 G. Chaucer Hous of Fame iii. 662 For that is dere boghte honour.

1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue i. xi. sig. E Dere bought and far fet Are deinties for ladies.

1594 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 i. i. 252 Englands dear bought queene.

1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 231 Dear bought Experience.

1813 W. Scott Rokeby iii. xxii. 136 Our dear-bought victory.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	dear-bought
释义	dear-boughtadj. Etymology: dear adv.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdear-ˈbought. Bought at a high price, obtained at great cost. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > [adjective] > involving great or excessive expenditure dear1044 chargeous138. wastyc1380 dear-boughtc1384 costlewa1387 costlya1425 costy?c1430 costfulc1450 costablea1475 chargeable1480 sumptuous1485 chargeful1529 deep1608 tributary1632 burdenablec1650 expensivea1661 consumptive1753 capital-intensive1907 c1384 G. Chaucer Hous of Fame iii. 662 For that is dere boghte honour. 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue i. xi. sig. E Dere bought and far fet Are deinties for ladies. 1594 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 i. i. 252 Englands dear bought queene. 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 231 Dear bought Experience. 1813 W. Scott Rokeby iii. xxii. 136 Our dear-bought victory. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1384
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