Definitions for expensive
ɪkˈspɛn sɪvex·pen·sive

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. expensive(adj)

   high in price or charging high prices

   "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"

Wiktionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. expensive(Adjective)

   having a high price or cost

2. expensive(Adjective)

   taking a lot of system time or resources

   an unnecessarily expensive choice of algorithm

Origin: From expensivus, from expendere, compare expense

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Expensive(adj)

   occasioning expense; calling for liberal outlay; costly; dear; liberal; as, expensive dress; an expensive house or family

2. Expensive(adj)

   free in expending; very liberal; especially, in a bad scene; extravagant; lavish

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'expensive' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1932

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'expensive' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1076

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'expensive' in Adjectives Frequency: #230

How to pronounce expensive?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say expensive in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of expensive in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of expensive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of expensive in a Sentence

1. Hanna Gray, current president of the University of Chicago:

   Knowledge is expensive.

2. Peter Pitts:

   Sometimes a bargain is too expensive.

3. Mal Pancoast:

   Skills are cheap; chemistry is expensive.

4. George Hobica:

   The summer fares are still very expensive.

5. Louise Abale:

   It's too expensive, I have almost no money.

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