Expensive
Meaning
Costing a lot of money.
Pronunciation
UK ɪkˈspensɪv
US ɪkˈspensɪv
Example Sentences
- We [don't] usually think about fruit being that expensive.
- Crema [D'or], from Hokkaido, is apparently the world's most expensive yogurt.
- Tokyo is also one of the [world's] most expensive cities.
- Tokyo is home to some of the most expensive and acclaimed restaurants in the world.
- The most expensive item ever sold on eBay was a yacht.
- 1 million dollars is the price of the most expensive laptop.
- The world's most expensive pancakes are made by the [Radisson blu edwardian] Hotel's five star [Opus] restaurant.
- In certain countries, including France, horse meat is considered an expensive delicacy.
- Many older recipes call for honey in place of the expensive sugar.
- At that time, a baguette was an expensive dish, which was only served to the upper class or French, because wheat could not be planted in Vietnam due to the tropical weather and imported wheat flour was very expensive.
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