expensive

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Pronunciation

• (America, RP) IPA: /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/, /ɛkˈspɛnsɪv/

Adjective

expensive

1. (obsolete) Given to expending a lot of money; profligate, lavish.
   • 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, I.4:

     [H]e had been very expensive when abroad; and contracted a large debt […].

2. Having a high price or cost.
3. (computing) Taking a lot of system time or resources.

   an unnecessarily expensive choice of algorithm

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:expensive

Antonyms

• cheap
• inexpensive
• low-priced

Related terms

• expend
• expense

Translations

• French: cher, coûteux
• German: teuer
• Italian: caro, costoso
• Portuguese: caro
• Russian: дорого́й
• Spanish: caro, costoso, dispendioso

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