not admitting of something else; incompatible: mutually exclusive plans of action.
omitting from consideration or account (often followed by of): a profit of ten percent, exclusive of taxes.
limited to the object or objects designated: exclusive attention to business.
shutting out all others from a part or share: an exclusive right to film the novel.
fashionable; stylish: to patronize only the most exclusive clothing designers.
charging comparatively high prices; expensive: exclusive shops.
noting that in which no others have a share: exclusive information.
single or sole: the exclusive means of communication between two places.
disposed to resist the admission of outsiders to association, intimacy, etc.: an exclusive circle of intimate friends.
admitting only members of a socially restricted or very carefully selected group: an exclusive club.
excluding or tending to exclude or prohibit, as from use or possession: exclusive laws;exclusive restrictions on use of the property.
Grammar. (of the first person plural) not including the person or persons spoken to, as we in We'll see you later.Compare inclusive (def. 7).
noun
Journalism. a piece of news, or the reporting of a piece of news, obtained by a newspaper or other news organization, along with the privilege of using it first.
an exclusive right or privilege: to have an exclusive on providing fuel oil to the area.
Origin of exclusive
1400–50; 1900–05 for def. 13; late Middle English (adj.) <Medieval Latin exclūsīvus.See exclusion, -ive
Last year, Honda became the exclusive automotive sponsor for pro esports team Team Liquid, which came third overall in the Championship.
‘A credible voice’: Why Honda is doubling down on esports|Lara O'Reilly|September 16, 2020|Digiday
They’re always either exclusive to NTWRK, created in collaboration with the company, or are first to market on the platform.
‘Our goal is to become a massive marketplace’: NTWRK is bringing livestream commerce to a younger generation|Kayleigh Barber|September 14, 2020|Digiday
So join us as we bring you exclusive, multipartisan, global coverage of this wild election from now until whenever it ends.
Sunday Magazine: The Deciders|Daniel Malloy|September 13, 2020|Ozy
The stock truly took off when the company announced its $100 million acquisition of exclusive rights to popular interview podcast the Joe Rogan Experience on May 19.
Spotify’s value jumped after buying the “Joe Rogan Experience”|Dan Kopf|September 11, 2020|Quartz
The six-episode docuseries of Paltrow’s wellness and “contextual commerce” empire, Goop, has been renewed, according to an exclusive report by Variety.
Gwyneth Paltrow’s pseudoscience Goop series renewed on Netflix|Beth Mole|September 11, 2020|Ars Technica
In the wee hours of Christmas morning, a flight deal was shared in an exclusive Facebook group for urban travelers.
‘We Out Here’: Inside the New Black Travel Movement|Charlise Ferguson|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The future Mr. Vergara—and star of ‘True Blood’ and ‘Magic Mike’ shares some life advice in an exclusive video.
Who Is Joe Manganiello? Sofia Vergara’s Fiancé on the Value of Hard Work|The Daily Beast Video|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Check out a clip from this exclusive interview with SCAD President and Founder Paula Wallace at the 2014 Savannah Film Festival.
Who Is Joe Manganiello? Sofia Vergara’s Fiancé on the Value of Hard Work|The Daily Beast Video|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One winter night, Posho Wembore sneaked into the exclusive whites-only club of the Hotel Pourquoi Pas?
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He told The Daily Beast in an exclusive interview that there was plenty of middle ground for Catholics and scientists.
Even the Pope Isn’t a Hard-Core Creationist|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mr. R. M. Watts was the architect, and the cost of erecting and equipping the building, exclusive of books, was 3234.
The City of Auckland|John Barr
Exclusive of postage and pleasures, this is all one is called upon to spend in Florence.
Pencillings by the Way|N. Parker Willis
Love, in the exclusive form, has jealousy for its complement; and jealousy brings on strife and division.
History of American Socialisms|John Humphrey Noyes
It was doubtful whether he loved Amy, in the true sense of exclusive desire.
New Grub Street|George Gissing
These stages are not exclusive, nor do they coincide with the first three Forms in the schools.
Ontario Teachers' Manuals: History|Ontario Ministry of Education
British Dictionary definitions for exclusive
exclusive
/ (ɪkˈskluːsɪv) /
adjective
excluding all else; rejecting other considerations, possibilities, events, etcan exclusive preoccupation with money
belonging to a particular individual or group and to no other; not sharedexclusive rights; an exclusive story
belonging to or catering for a privileged minority, esp a fashionable cliquean exclusive restaurant
(postpositive foll by to) limited (to); found only (in)this model is exclusive to Harrods
single; unique; onlythe exclusive means of transport on the island was the bicycle
separate and incompatiblemutually exclusive principles
(immediately postpositive)not including the numbers, dates, letters, etc, mentioned1980–84 exclusive
(postpositive foll by of) except (for); not taking account (of)exclusive of bonus payments, you will earn this amount
commerce(of a contract, agreement, etc) binding the parties to do business only with each other with respect to a class of goods or services
logic(of a disjunction) true if only one rather than both of its component propositions is trueCompare inclusive (def. 5)
noun
an exclusive story; a story reported in only one newspaper