expensive

ex-pen-sive · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Costing a lot of money.

  2. 2.

    Charging high prices.

  3. 3.

    Having great cost in terms of effort or consequences.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    expensive taste — a preference for costly items
  • •
    prove expensive — to turn out to cost a lot

Related words

Antonyms: affordable, cheap, inexpensive
See also: cheap, costly, expense, expenses
Synonyms: costly, dear, high-priced, pricey

Etymology

From Latin expensa ("expenditure"), from expendere ("to weigh out, pay"), with the English suffix -ive.