The meaning of EXPENSIVE is involving high cost or sacrifice. How to use expensive in a sentence.

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Definition of expensive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

expensive If something is expensive, it costs a lot of money. I get very nervous because I'm using a lot of expensive equipment. It was more expensive than the other magazines. Don't say that the price of …

Expensive is applied to whatever entails considerable expense; it suggests a price more than the average person would normally be able to pay or a price paid only for something special: an …

Feb 2, 2026 · Adjective expensive (comparative more expensive, superlative most expensive) Having a high price or cost. Synonyms: costly, high-priced, pricey, dear; see also Thesaurus: expensive …

expensive In production, research, retail, and accounting, a cost is the value of money that has been used up to produce something or deliver a service, and hence is not available for use anymore.

Costly; requiring or entailing much expense: as, an expensive dress or equipage; an expensive family; expensive tastes or habits. Free in expending; liberal; extravagant; lavish.

EXPENSIVE definition: entailing great expense; very high-priced; costly. See examples of expensive used in a sentence.