What does expensive mean?
Definitions for expensive
ɪkˈspɛn sɪvex·pen·sive
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word expensive.
Princeton's WordNet
expensive(adj)
high in price or charging high prices
"expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"
Wiktionary
expensive(Adjective)
having a high price or cost
Etymology: From expensivus, from expendere, compare expense
expensive(Adjective)
taking a lot of system time or resources
an unnecessarily expensive choice of algorithm
Etymology: From expensivus, from expendere, compare expense
Webster Dictionary
Expensive(adj)
occasioning expense; calling for liberal outlay; costly; dear; liberal; as, expensive dress; an expensive house or family
Expensive(adj)
free in expending; very liberal; especially, in a bad scene; extravagant; lavish
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'expensive' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1932
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'expensive' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1076
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'expensive' in Adjectives Frequency: #230
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of expensive in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of expensive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of expensive in a Sentence
Once Line 9B is operational, the refinery will replace more-expensive crude with less-expensive crude.
Sometimes a bargain is too expensive.
We found that once our franchisees have our curriculum on an iPad, they can take those tablets and go anywhere with a wireless signal, instead of having a large brick-and-mortar location, they can use a YMCA or community center to deliver classes at a satellite location. It’s a way for franchisees to expand their footprint without investing in expensive [real estate].
Paying for that performance difference by developing a new jet is simply too expensive. Where would Japan find $ 40 billion or more in its defense budget to develop a new plane ?
It's going to be a challenge because of bad safety experiences with previous weight-loss medications and there is also a reimbursement issue around a new biological medicine that is injected and will be relatively expensive.
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- duurAfrikaans
- غاليArabic
- মহঙাAssamese
- bahalıAzerbaijani
- ҡыйбат, ҡиммәтBashkir
- дарагіBelarusian
- скъпBulgarian
- ব্যয়বহুলBengali
- carCatalan, Valencian
- drahý, nákladnýCzech
- dyrDanish
- teuerGerman
- ακριβόςGreek
- multekostaEsperanto
- caro, costoso, dispendiosoSpanish
- kallisEstonian
- گرانPersian
- kallisFinnish
- chère, coûteux, cher, coûteuseFrench
- costasach, daor, costasúilIrish
- cosgail, daorScottish Gaelic
- મોંઘુંGujarati
- ard-leaghoilManx
- יָקָרHebrew
- बहुमूल्य, महँगाHindi
- թանկArmenian
- carInterlingua
- mahalIndonesian
- cheraIdo
- dýrIcelandic
- costoso, caroItalian
- 高いJapanese
- ძვირიGeorgian
- қымбатKazakh
- ថ្លៃKhmer
- 비싼, 비싸다Korean
- گرانKurdish
- кымбатKyrgyz
- pretiosusLatin
- deierLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ແພງLao
- brangusLithuanian
- dārgsLatvian
- скапMacedonian
- үнэтэйMongolian
- महागMarathi
- mahalMalay
- għaljinMaltese
- ကြေးကြီး, အဖိုးကြီး, ရှား, ဈေးကြီးBurmese
- duurDutch
- dyrtNorwegian
- ílį́įniiNavajo, Navaho
- ਮਹਿੰਗਾPanjabi, Punjabi
- drogiPolish
- ګرانPashto, Pushto
- caroPortuguese
- scump, costisitorRomanian
- дорогойRussian
- बहुमूल्य, महार्घSanskrit
- महांगोSindhi
- ску̑п, skȕpSerbo-Croatian
- ගණංSinhala, Sinhalese
- drahýSlovak
- dragSlovene
- kushtueshëm, shtrenjtëAlbanian
- awisSundanese
- dyrSwedish
- galiSwahili
- ఖరీదైనTelugu
- гаронTajik
- แพงThai
- gymmatTurkmen
- mahalTagalog
- pahalıTurkish
- дорогийUkrainian
- مہنگاUrdu
- qimmatUzbek
- đắt tiền, mắc, đắtVietnamese
- jerikVolapük
- tchire, tchirWalloon
- biza, dulaZulu
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