expensive

Describes something that costs a lot of money.

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1. High cost A1 formal

   Costing a lot of money; having a high price.

   • That restaurant is too expensive for a casual dinner.
   • She bought an expensive designer handbag.
   • The repairs turned out to be very expensive.

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   المرادفات: costlydearexorbitanthigh-pricedoverpricedpriceysteep

   الأضداد: affordablecheapinexpensivelow-cost

2. Costly in terms of resources B2 formal

   Requiring a large amount of time, effort, or other resources.

   • The legal battle was expensive in both time and money.
   • Maintaining this old car is becoming too expensive.
   • The project was expensive in terms of manpower.

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   المرادفات: burdensomecostlydemandingheavytaxing

   الأضداد: affordablecheapinexpensive

• more expensive comparative form
• most expensive superlative form