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ex·pen·sive

expensive

 
 
pronunciation:
ihk spen sihv
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part of speech: adjective
definition: costing a lot of money; having a high price.
She wanted the most expensive sneakers in the store.New cars are expensive.
synonyms:
costly, dear
antonyms:
cheap, inexpensive
similar words:
excessive, extravagant, high, lavish, precious, priceless, steep, stiff, valuable
derivations: expensively (adv.), expensiveness (n.)
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