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How to pronounce expensive in English?

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Derivation expend, expensiveness


expensive clothes.
an expensive shop.

Examples of expensive

expensive
The sisters scoured expensive furniture catalogs and picked their dream bedroom.
From the abcnews.go.com
I didn't expect the Cardinals to make a dramatic, expensive move for bench help.
From the stltoday.com
The need for less expensive housing in Iowa has exploded, housing advocates say.
From the desmoinesregister.com
Paying prevailing wages can cause projects to become more expensive, Olson said.
From the thenewstribune.com
The most expensive item is a satchel in coral alligator for $17,500, Truex said.
From the bloomberg.com
Mitt Romney came in second in 2008, despite an early and expensive effort there.
From the abcnews.go.com
Dial thermometers typically register to 212 degrees and are the least expensive.
From the freep.com
We're offering a full price for a stock that is already recognized as expensive.
From the forbes.com
These approaches, some customized for each individual, will be hugely expensive.
From the businessweek.com
More examples
  • High in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"
  • (expensively) in an expensive manner; "an expensively dressed little man turned a corner and approached her"
  • (expensiveness) the quality of being high-priced
  • In business, retail, and accounting, a cost is the value of money that has been used up to produce something, and hence is not available for use anymore. In economics, a cost is an alternative that is given up as a result of a decision. ...
  • Having a high price, cost
  • ARM: costing an individual more than what he voluntarily wants or is willing to pay; consuming more resources than desired; may require less consumption in other areas. ...
  • Cost accounting is expensive and requires reconciliation with financial records.
  • Ka galan (literally - too heavy)