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
expensiveadjective
high in price or charging high prices
"expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"
Wiktionary
expensiveadjective
having a high price or cost
expensiveadjective
taking a lot of system time or resources
an unnecessarily expensive choice of algorithm
Etymology: From expensivus, from expendere, compare expense
Webster Dictionary
Expensiveadjective
occasioning expense; calling for liberal outlay; costly; dear; liberal; as, expensive dress; an expensive house or family
Expensiveadjective
free in expending; very liberal; especially, in a bad scene; extravagant; lavish
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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
Cinema tickets are expensive and now there are lots more places to find movies, so everyone is choosing to stay at home and watch films online.
He said, ‘No, just you and me.’ He said, ‘You’re very expensive, and I need to know you’re worth it,’ i was sort of in shock and I said, ‘Well, Leslie, I don’t think your wife would appreciate us having that kind of dinner.’.
At least six to 15 surgeries are performed a month, some of the patients have paid a small fee depending on their income. This is in agreement with the billing policy of the Department of Health to cover their hospital admission. We take care of the expensive part: the surgery.
We need to have quick, easy, 24/7 access to a skilled person that's not burdensome, that's not expensive, that's not difficult, that you don't have to drive an hour and a half to get to.
Cyber insurance is becoming extremely expensive, but also kind of levying requirements on businesses to make sure that they're covered and protecting themselves as well.
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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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