EXPENSIVE


Meaning of EXPENSIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪkspensɪv ]

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

If something is expensive , it costs a lot of money.

Wine’s so expensive in this country...

I get very nervous because I’m using a lot of expensive equipment.

= costly

≠ inexpensive

ADJ

• ex‧pen‧sive‧ly

She was expensively dressed, with fine furs and jewels...

≠ cheaply

ADV : ADV -ed , ADV after v

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