expensive
US /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/
・UK /ɪkˈspensɪv/
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adj.AdjectiveCosting a lot of money
That is a very expensive watch, how much did you pay?
adj.AdjectiveRelating to luxury goods or services that are costly.
They stayed in an expensive hotel during their vacation.
adj.AdjectiveDifficult to obtain due to high cost.
In the past, sugar was an expensive commodity.
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Improve your Vocabulary: 50 adjectives to describe what you see, hear, feel, smell, and taste
- This is a very positive adjective. Velvet,
okay? So that expensive, beautiful material.
This is a very positive adjective. Velvet, okay? So that expensive, beautiful material.
- "Velvet" - okay, so that expensive, beautiful material.
"Velvet" - okay, so that expensive, beautiful material.
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- Carbon fibre production has typically been incredibly expensive due to the vast energy required,
Carbon fibre production has typically been incredibly expensive due to the vast energy required,
- Carbon fibre production has typically been
incredibly expensive due to the vast energy
Carbon fibre production has typically been incredibly expensive due to the vast energy
Why can’t prices just stay the same?
- And the stuff we need to buy no matter what, goods like food or clothing, gets more expensive too, which requires us to spend more.
And the stuff we need to buy no matter what, goods like food or clothing, gets more expensive too, which requires us to spend more.
- or clothing – gets more expensive too,
or clothing – gets more expensive too,
What Happened To Etsy?
- You're just going to be a slightly more expensive Amazon?
You're just going to be a slightly more expensive Amazon?
- You're just going to be a slightly more expensive
You're just going to be a slightly more expensive
Fidget Spinner Haters!
- to Magic: The Gathering, like trading cards were huge when we were growing up, and they were expensive.
to Magic: The Gathering, like trading cards were huge when we were growing up, and they were expensive.
- And they were expensive
And they were expensive
How China’s ‘Firewater’ Became the World’s Most Valuable Liquor Brand | WSJ The Economics Of
- Scarcity is what keeps Moutai expensive.
Scarcity is what keeps Moutai expensive.
- Scarcity is what keeps Moutai expensive.
Scarcity is what keeps Moutai expensive.
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- The US had its most expensive election in 2020 at $14 billion.
The US had its most expensive election in 2020 at $14 billion.
- - [Narrator] The US had its most expensive election
- [Narrator] The US had its most expensive election
Benny Lewis: TEDx talk on Rapid Language Hacking
- I, uh, went to a course, uh, that was very expensive.
I, uh, went to a course, uh, that was very expensive.
- I went to a course that was very expensive.
I went to a course that was very expensive.
Living in Sydney: Pros and Cons
- It's super expensive to live here in Sydney.
It's super expensive to live here in Sydney.
- It's super expensive to live here in Sydney.
It's super expensive to live here in Sydney.
When Funny Isn't Funny in English
- The other day, I brought my van to the garage and I had a funny feeling that it was going to be very expensive to fix it.
The other day, I brought my van to the garage and I had a funny feeling that it was going to be very expensive to fix it.
- I wasn't sure it was going to be expensive, but I knew it needed an oil change and it was making some strange sounds.
I wasn't sure it was going to be expensive, but I knew it needed an oil change and it was making some strange sounds.