Definitions for exclusiveɪkˈsklu sɪv, -zɪv
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ex•clu•siveɪkˈsklu sɪv, -zɪv(adj.)
not admitting of something else; incompatible:
mutually exclusive plans of action.
omitting from consideration or account (often fol. by of):
a profit of ten percent, exclusive of taxes.
limited to that which is designated:
exclusive attention to business.
shutting out all others from a part or share:
an exclusive right to film the novel.
expensive or fashionable:
exclusive shops.
Category: Common Vocabulary
single or sole.
disposed to resist the admission of outsiders to membership, association, intimacy, etc.:
an exclusive circle of friends.
excluding or tending to exclude, as from use or possession:
exclusive laws.
Category: Common Vocabulary
(of a first person plural pronoun) excluding the person addressed, as we in We'll see you later.
Category: Grammar
Ref: Compare inclusive (def. 3). 4
(n.)a news story obtained by a newspaper along with the privilege of using it first.
Category: Journalism
an exclusive right or privilege.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of exclusive:
1400–50; late ME < ML
ex•clu′sive•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
exclusive, scoop(adj)
a news report that is reported first by one news organization
"he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials"
exclusive, sole(a)(adj)
not divided or shared with others
"they have exclusive use of the machine"; "sole rights of publication"
exclusive(adj)
excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority
"exclusive clubs"; "an exclusive restaurants and shops"
single(a), undivided, exclusive(adj)
not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective
"judging a contest with a single eye"; "a single devotion to duty"; "undivided affection"; "gained their exclusive attention"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
exclusive(adjective)ɪkˈsklu sɪv, -zɪv
expensive and high-class
an exclusive residential area
exclusiveɪkˈsklu sɪv, -zɪv
not shared by everyone
a pool for the exclusive use of hotel residents; an exclusive interview; tax breaks exclusively for U.S. residents; a product sold exclusively on this website
exclusive(noun)ɪkˈsklu sɪv, -zɪv
a news story given to only one newspaper, broadcaster, etc.
a New York Times exclusive
Wiktionary
exclusive(Noun)
Information (or an artefact) that is granted or obtained exclusively.
The editor agreed to keep a lid on a potentially distastrous political scoop in exchange for an exclusive of a happier nature
exclusive(Adjective)
Excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions.
exclusive(Adjective)
Referring to a membership organisation, service or product: of high quality and/or reknown, for superior members only. A snobbish usage, suggesting that members who do not meet requirements, which may be financial, of celebrity, religion, skin colour etc., are excluded.
Exclusive clubs tend to serve exclusive brands of food and drinks, in the same exorbitant price range, such as the 'finest' French chu00E2teaux.
exclusive(Adjective)
exclusionary
exclusive(Adjective)
whole, undivided, entire
The teacher's pet commands the teacher's exclusive attention.
Origin: From exclusivus, from excludere, from ex- + variant form of verb claudere.
Webster Dictionary
Exclusive(adj)
having the power of preventing entrance; debarring from participation or enjoyment; possessed and enjoyed to the exclusion of others; as, exclusive bars; exclusive privilege; exclusive circles of society
Exclusive(adj)
not taking into the account; excluding from consideration; -- opposed to inclusive; as, five thousand troops, exclusive of artillery
Exclusive(noun)
one of a coterie who exclude others; one who from real of affected fastidiousness limits his acquaintance to a select few
Translations for exclusive
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
exclusive(adjective)
tending to exclude.
- uitsluitendAfrikaans

- باسْتِثْناءArabic

- изключителенBulgarian

- exclusivoPortuguese (BR)

- výlučnýCzech

- ausschließendGerman

- afvisendeDanish

- που αποκλείειGreek

- exclusivoSpanish

- välistavEstonian

- انحصاری؛ دربستیFarsi

- valikoivaFinnish

- exclusifFrench

- בִּלעַדִיHebrew

- निवारकHindi

- ekskluzivan, isključivCroatian

- kizárólagosHungarian

- eksklusifIndonesian

- einskorðaður, sem útilokarIcelandic

- esclusivoItalian

- 排除するJapanese

- 모순되는Korean

- ypatingas, išimtinisLithuanian

- izslēdzošs; izņēmuma-Latvian

- eksklusifMalay

- uitsluitendDutch

- avvisendeNorwegian

- wykluczającyPolish

- انحصاری؛ دربستیPersian

- ځانله (دڅوكسو دپاره)، ځانګړى، انحصار، ټول، خاصPashto

- exclusivoPortuguese

- exclusivRomanian

- исключительныйRussian

- výlučnýSlovak

- izključevalenSlovenian

- isključujućiSerbian

- uteslutandeSwedish

- การแยกออกไปThai

- hesaba katılmaksızınTurkish

- 除外的Chinese (Trad.)

- такий, що виключаєUkrainian

- مستثنی رکھنے کا حامیUrdu

- loại trừVietnamese

- 除外的Chinese (Simp.)

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