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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•clu•sive /ɪkˈsklusɪv, -zɪv/USA pronunciation adj. - not fitting with another; unable to be used or held at the same time as;
incompatible: mutually exclusive plans of action. - [~ + of] omitting from consideration or account;
excluding: It was a profit of ten percent, exclusive of taxes. - limited to that which is designated: exclusive attention to business.
- [before a noun] shutting out all others from a part or share: The movie company had the exclusive right to film the novel.
- expensive or fashionable: an exclusive shop downtown.
- not allowing outsiders to be admitted to membership, association, friendship, etc.: an exclusive circle of friends.
n. [countable] - Journalisma news story obtained by a newspaper along with the right to use it first.
ex•clu•sive•ly, adv. ex•clu•sive•ness, ex•clu•siv•i•ty /ˌɛkskluˈsɪvɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•clu•sive (ik sklo̅o̅′siv, -ziv),USA pronunciation adj. - not admitting of something else; incompatible:mutually exclusive plans of action.
- omitting from consideration or account (often fol. 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 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, as from use or possession:exclusive laws.
- Grammar(of the first person plural) excluding the person or persons spoken to, as we in We'll see you later. Cf. inclusive (def. 4).
n. - Journalisma 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.
- Medieval Latin exclūsīvus. See exclusion, -ive
- 1400–50; 1900–05 for def. 13; late Middle English (adjective, adjectival)
ex•clu′sive•ly, adv. ex•clu′sive•ness, ex•clu•siv•i•ty: (eks′klo̅o̅ siv′i tē),USA pronunciation n. - 9.See corresponding entry in Unabridged select, narrow, clannish, snobbish, restrictive, cliquish, illiberal.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged inclusive.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: exclusive /ɪkˈskluːsɪv/ adj - excluding all else; rejecting other considerations, possibilities, events, etc: an exclusive preoccupation with money
- belonging to a particular individual or group and to no other; not shared: exclusive rights, an exclusive story
- belonging to or catering for a privileged minority, esp a fashionable clique: an exclusive restaurant
- (postpositive) followed by to: limited (to); found only (in): this model is exclusive to Harrods
- single; unique; only: the exclusive means of transport on the island was the bicycle
- separate and incompatible: mutually exclusive principles
- (immediately postpositive) not including the numbers, dates, letters, etc, mentioned: 1980–84 exclusive
- (postpositive) followed by of: except (for); not taking account (of): exclusive of bonus payments, you will earn this amount
- (of a contract, agreement, etc) binding the parties to do business only with each other with respect to a class of goods or services
- (of a disjunction) true if only one rather than both of its component propositions is true
n - an exclusive story; a story reported in only one newspaper
exˈclusively adv exclusivity /ˌɛkskluːˈsɪvɪtɪ/, exˈclusiveness n |