Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word High in price; costs a lot of money to purchase or maintain.
Expensive
/ɪkˈspensɪv/Synonyms:
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Examples:
These shoes are very expensive.He thinks the jacket isn't expensive enough.
Etymology:
Derived from the Latin word expensivus, which is from the root expens-, meaning expend or award payment. The -ive suffix suggests an adjective describing the nature of the expenditure.
Usage Statistics:
51 mentions per 1 million words 
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