单词	expensive
释义	expensive adjective ex·​pen·​sive ik-ˈspen(t)-siv  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 expensive shops expensively adverb expensiveness noun Synonyms big-ticket costly dear extravagant high high-end high-ticket precious premium priceless pricey pricy spendy [chiefly Northwest] ultraexpensive valuable See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The lights were expensive to install. expensive clothing that only the truly wealthy can afford Recent Examples on the Web Lots of people prefer keeping an extra cash cushion in a bank or a brokerage account, rather than using it to pay off a mortgage, since home equity can be difficult and expensive to tap in emergencies. Anne Tergesen, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022 The method is less expensive, less invasive and, especially with telemedicine, more private than surgical abortions. Pam Belluck, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2022 And as Chairman Jay Powell reminded the world so bluntly in Jackson Hole last week, the Fed is going to keep raising interest rates (which makes borrowing more expensive, slowing business activity) until inflation relents. Allison Morrow, CNN, 1 Sep. 2022 Rather than buy a new — and expensive — mattress, test out something a little more affordable first: a mattress pad. Annie Burdick, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022 In foldable phones, Samsung had a shaky start before honing its propositions over four generations, with Huawei, Xiaomi, Oppo, and Honor producing similarly mixed, and expensive, offerings. Adam Speight, WIRED, 31 Aug. 2022 In the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metropolitan region, the fourth-most-expensive in the U.S., the average rent fell by $4 to $3,047. Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2022 Although many luxury watchmakers have embraced the rainbow trend, Audemars Piguet has some of the most ornate (and expensive) iterations on the market. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2022 But taking on unhealthy home environments can be expensive, time-consuming and for renters, complicated. jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use circa 1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition expensive adjective ex·​pen·​sive ik-ˈspen-siv  : costly sense 1 expensive adjective as in costly commanding a large price expensive clothing that only the truly wealthy can afford Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance costly valuable premium extravagant precious pricey high pricy spendy luxurious priceless prohibitive high-ticket overpriced steep high-end dear exorbitant unaffordable big-ticket deluxe uneconomic unreasonable ultraexpensive uneconomical invaluable sumptuous inestimable stiff sky-high Antonyms & Near Antonyms inexpensive cheap reasonable worthless moderate valueless discounted See More
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