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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
expensive/ɪkˈspensɪv/

▶adjective costing a lot of money.

– derivatives
expensively adverb,
expensiveness noun.

'expensive' also found in these Oxford entries:

arm - big-ticket - bling - casual - cost - costly - dear - delicacy - exclusive - fancy - flash - part exchange - plush - posh - premium - preppy - pricey - rich - spikenard - sumptuous - swanky - unaffordable - upmarket - white elephant

Forum discussions with the word(s) "expensive" in the title:

.."unless" the product becomes extremely expensive.
'expensive' vs 'affordable'
"One of the MORE expensive"
and tasty, but not too expensive
as expensive as/talk somebody into
brickie rounded an expensive French World Cup winner
chic/expensive
dear vs expensive
Expensive
Expensive
expensive childcare arrangement
expensive crowd
expensive here?
expensive niche
high or expensive?
Houses are prohibitively expensive
I cannot buy those shoes..It's too expensive.. I can only pleased my eyes
I've done some research and (found that) the hotels nearby are expensive.
industry is very expensive?
inexpensive to moderately expensive
Is "a little too expensive" self-contradictory?
It's expensive to vs It costs you to
It's no more expensive
less expensive than
less expensive=inexpensive
make somebody expensive
Medical fees ... are expensive.
More and More Expensive - can I use it as a heading?
more expensive 'than mine vs than mine is': Possessive pronouns and comparatives
Overpriced/expensive/pricey or costly?
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