
adj.
- Requiring a large expenditure; costly.
- Marked by high prices: expensive stores.
expensiveness ex·pen'sive·ness n.
| Dictionary: ex·pen·sive |

| Thesaurus: expensive |
adjective
| Antonyms: expensive |
Definition: high-priced
Antonyms: cheap, inexpensive, low-priced, moderate, reasonable
| Word Tutor: expensive |
If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.
— Derek Bok.
Tutor's tip: She was in an "expansive" (able to expand) mood after her success so she bought the "expensive" (high-priced) champagne.
| Translations: Expensive |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - dyr, flot
Français (French)
adj. - coûteux, cher, dispendieux, de luxe, onéreux
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ακριβός, δαπανηρός, πολυδάπανος, πολυέξοδος
Italiano (Italian)
caro, costoso
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - caro
Español (Spanish)
adj. - caro, costoso
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
贵的, 费用浩大的, 奢华的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 貴的, 費用浩大的, 奢華的
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) غالي الثمن
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - יקר, בעל עלות גבוהה
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