26984 words

expensive

3 definitions • 8 examples
1
costing a lot of money:

Examples:

Rolls Royces are very expensive.
be expensive to Big houses are expensive to maintain.
expensive taste She has expensive tastes (= she likes things that cost a lot of money).
2
costing a lot of money:

Examples:

Housing in this part of the country is very expensive.
3
costing a lot of money:

Examples:

Business class travel has become very expensive.
He was looking for insurance to cover the expensive equipment in his home office.
sth is expensive to do Older houses are expensive to maintain.
prohibitively/extremely/hugely expensive

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