(~s)
1.
If you describe something as ~, you mean that it is limited to people who have a lot of money or who belong to a high social class, and is therefore not available to everyone.
He is already a member of Britain’s most ~ club...
The City was criticised for being too ~ and uncompetitive.
ADJ
~ness
...a rising middle class, which objected to the ~ness of the traditional elite.
N-UNCOUNT
exclusivity
...a company with a reputation for exclusivity.
N-UNCOUNT: oft the N of n
2.
Something that is ~ is used or owned by only one person or group, and not shared with anyone else.
Our group will have ~ use of a 60-foot boat...
Many of their cheeses are ~ to our stores in Britain.
ADJ: oft ADJ to n
3.
If a newspaper, magazine, or broadcasting organization describes one of its reports as ~, they mean that it is a special report which does not appear in any other publication or on any other channel.
He told the magazine in an ~ interview: ‘All my problems stem from drink’.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
•
An ~ is an ~ article or report.
Some papers thought they had an ~.
N-COUNT
4.
If a company states that its prices, goods, or services are ~ of something, that thing is not included in the stated price, although it usually still has to be paid for.
Skiing weekends cost ?58 (~ of travel and accommodation).
? inclusive
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ of n
5.
If two things are mutually ~, they are separate and very different from each other, so that it is impossible for them to exist or happen together.
They both have learnt that ambition and successful fatherhood can be mutually ~.
PHRASE: v-link PHR