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Adjective(1) high in price or charging high prices(2) high

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(1) it's expensive to go there(2) It's a defeat that could prove to be extremely expensive come the end of the season.(3) Irrigation is too expensive to be worthwhile for most crops, so we could do with a bit of rain.(4) More expensive water will provide an incentive to be more thrifty in how it is used.(5) These courses are very expensive , due to the variety of resources needed to run them.(6) He said the charges were too expensive and would keep visitors away from the palace.(7) December is not an expensive month to fly, as long as you avoid the week before Christmas.(8) There was a swimming pool in the grounds, but apparently it was too expensive to fill.(9) The short season is only one reason why asparagus is expensive to grow and produce.(10) Suing a supplier based overseas can be difficult, expensive and take a lot of time.(11) For a man famous for running a tight ship, this could be a painfully expensive exercise.(12) that car looks expensive(13) We own a buy-to-let property which we want to sell in order to buy a more expensive one.(14) The bargains will prove to be very expensive if you have to pay interest on the money you spent.(15) A new kitchen can be one of the most expensive home improvements most people will make.(16) Prices of the more expensive properties have stopped going up and some are on their way down.
Related Words
(1) too expensive
(2) more expensive
(3) very expensive
(4) less expensive
(5) most expensive
(6) not expensive
(7) this is expensive
(8) a bit expensive
(9) prohibitively expensive
Synonyms
Adjective
1. costly
2. high-priced
3. dear
5. exorbitant
6. extortionate
7. steep
8. pricey
9. spendy
11. big-ticket
12. costing the earth


📺 Word Example from TV Shows

I did. I asked for the
most expensive one they have.

I did. I asked for the most EXPENSIVE one they have.

The Big Bang Theory Season 12, Episode 12


It was a little
expensive,

It was a little EXPENSIVE,

The Big Bang Theory Season 5, Episode 4


the most expensive event in living memory.

the most EXPENSIVE event in living memory.

Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 3


Lovely. Must've been very expensive.

Lovely. Must've been very EXPENSIVE.

The Big Bang Theory Season 8, Episode 23


Girls from the Lysene pleasure houses
are expensive,

Girls from the Lysene pleasure houses are EXPENSIVE,

Game of Thrones Season 2, Episode 2


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