Pricy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having a high price

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈaɪsi/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈaɪsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈaɪsi/

2 syllables Say it as /pɹˈaɪsi/.

Examples

costly jewelry
high-priced merchandise
much too dear for my pocketbook

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dear high-priced costly pricey

Parts of Speech

adjective

having a high price

“costly jewelry”

Word Forms

cost	noun	the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
costliness	noun	the quality possessed by something with a great price or value
dearness	noun	the quality possessed by something with a great price or value
price	noun	the amount of money needed to purchase something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

teuer

einen hohen Preis haben

🇫🇷French

cher

avoir un prix élevé

🇪🇸Spanish

caro

tener un precio alto

🇮🇹Italian

caro

avendo un prezzo elevato

🇳🇱Dutch

prijzig

een hoge prijs hebben

🇵🇹Portuguese

caro

tendo um preço alto

🇷🇺Russian

дорогой

имеющий высокую цену

India

🇮🇳Hindi

महँगा

ऊंची कीमत होना

🇧🇩Bengali

মূল্যবান

একটি উচ্চ মূল্য হচ্ছে

🇮🇳Tamil

விலையுயர்ந்த

அதிக விலை கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

ధరతో కూడిన

అధిక ధర కలిగి

🇮🇳Marathi

किमती

उच्च किंमत असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

કિંમતી

ઊંચી કિંમત ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೆಲೆಬಾಳುವ

ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಬೆಲೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിലയുള്ള

ഉയർന്ന വില ഉള്ളത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੀਮਤੀ

ਇੱਕ ਉੱਚ ਕੀਮਤ ਹੋਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

قیمتی

ایک اعلی قیمت ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

昂贵的

价格高

🇯🇵Japanese

高価な

値段が高いこと

🇰🇷Korean

값비싼

가격이 비싸다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vị cay

có giá cao

🇹🇭Thai

ราคาแพง

มีราคาสูง

🇮🇩Indonesian

mahal

mempunyai harga yang tinggi

🇲🇾Malay

mahal

mempunyai harga yang tinggi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غالي الثمن

وجود سعر مرتفع

🇮🇷Persian

گران قیمت

داشتن قیمت بالا

🇹🇷Turkish

pahalı

fiyatının yüksek olması

🇮🇱Hebrew

יקר

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The primary meaning of 'pricy' is 'having a high price'.

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