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

(Definition of expensive from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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

If something is expensive, it costs a lot of money. Fuel's so expensive in this country. I get very nervous because I'm using a lot of expensive equipment.

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 …

Oct 6, 2025 · expensive (comparative more expensive, superlative most expensive)

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 …

expensive (adjective) expensive /ɪk ˈ spɛnsɪv/ adjective Britannica Dictionary definition of EXPENSIVE [more expensive; most expensive] : costing a lot of money

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 …

The adjective expensive means high in price, like the expensive basketball sneakers you had to work all summer to save up enough money to buy. Expensive comes from the 1620s, when it …