expensive

Pronunciation

• (US) (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/ or /ɛkˈspɛnsɪv/

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Adjective

Positive expensive

Comparative more expensive

Superlative most expensive

1. Something that is expensive costs a lot of money to buy or takes a lot of effort to get.
   • Synonym: costly
   • Antonyms: cheap and inexpensive

   A pencil that cost $100 is very expensive.

Related words

• expense
• expensively
• expensiveness