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Expensive

adjective/ɛkspˈɛnsɪv/
Definition
high in price or charging high prices
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɛkspˈɛnsɪv/
🇬🇧British English
/ɛkspˈɛnsɪv/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɛkspˈɛnsɪv/
3 syllables Say it as /ɛkspˈɛnsɪv/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectivehigh in price or charging high prices
“expensive clothes”
Word Forms
expensivenessnounthe quality of being high-priced
expendverbpay out
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
teuer
hoch im Preis oder verlangen hohe Preise
🇫🇷French
cher
prix élevé ou facturer des prix élevés
🇪🇸Spanish
caro
precio alto o cobrar precios altos
🇮🇹Italian
costoso
prezzi elevati o applicare prezzi elevati
🇳🇱Dutch
duur
hoog in prijs zijn of hoge prijzen vragen
🇵🇹Portuguese
caro
preço alto ou cobrando preços altos
🇷🇺Russian
дорогой
высокая цена или установление высоких цен
India
🇮🇳Hindi
महँगा
ऊंची कीमत या ऊंची कीमत वसूलना
🇧🇩Bengali
ব্যয়বহুল
উচ্চ মূল্য বা চার্জিং উচ্চ মূল্য
🇮🇳Tamil
விலையுயர்ந்த
அதிக விலை அல்லது அதிக விலையை வசூலிப்பது
🇮🇳Telugu
ఖరీదైన
అధిక ధర లేదా అధిక ధరలను వసూలు చేయడం
🇮🇳Marathi
महाग
उच्च किंमत किंवा उच्च किमती चार्ज करणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
ખર્ચાળ
કિંમતમાં ઊંચી અથવા ઊંચી કિંમતો વસૂલવી
🇮🇳Kannada
ದುಬಾರಿ
ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಬೆಲೆ ಅಥವಾ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಬೆಲೆಗಳನ್ನು ವಿಧಿಸುವುದು
🇮🇳Malayalam
ചെലവേറിയ
ഉയർന്ന വില അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉയർന്ന വില ഈടാക്കുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮਹਿੰਗਾ
ਕੀਮਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਉੱਚੀ ਜਾਂ ਉੱਚੀਆਂ ਕੀਮਤਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਚਾਰਜ ਕਰਨਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
مہنگا
قیمت میں زیادہ یا زیادہ قیمتوں کو چارج کرنا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
昂贵的
价格高或收取高价
🇯🇵Japanese
高い
価格が高い、または高額な料金を請求する
🇰🇷Korean
값비싼
가격이 높거나 높은 가격을 청구하는 경우
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đắt
giá cao hoặc tính giá cao
🇹🇭Thai
แพง
ราคาสูงหรือคิดราคาสูง
🇮🇩Indonesian
mahal
harga tinggi atau membebankan harga tinggi
🇵🇭Filipino
mahal
mataas ang presyo o naniningil ng mataas na presyo
🇲🇾Malay
mahal
harga yang tinggi atau mengenakan harga yang tinggi
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
غالي
ارتفاع الأسعار أو فرض أسعار مرتفعة
🇮🇷Persian
گران قیمت
قیمت بالا یا قیمت های بالا
🇹🇷Turkish
masraflı
fiyatın yüksek olması veya yüksek fiyatlar talep edilmesi
🇮🇱Hebrew
יָקָר
גבוה במחיר או גובה מחירים גבוהים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'expensive'?
The primary meaning of 'expensive' is 'high in price or charging high prices'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'expensive' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'expensive' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'expensive' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'expensive' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'expensive' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'expensive' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'expensive' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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