dear-boughtadj.
Bought at a high price, obtained at great cost.
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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.
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