pricey

Thân thiện

The new boutique sells pricey designer handbags.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Expensive; having a high price: Used to describe something that costs a lot of money.

Usage

The adjective "pricey" is informal and is used to comment on the high cost of goods, services, or experiences. It often carries a slight connotation that the cost is perhaps higher than expected or than one would like to pay.

Examples

• General Use:
  • The hotel was lovely, but the restaurant was too pricey for us.
  • She bought a pricey handbag as a gift for herself.
  • Organic vegetables can be quite pricey.

Advanced Usage

• Comparative and Superlative Forms: "Pricier" and "priciest" are commonly used.
  • This model is pricier than the basic one.
  • It's one of the priciest neighborhoods in the city.

Variants and Related Words

• Price (noun): The amount of money expected, required, or given in payment for something.
  • What is the price of this ticket?
• Priceless (adjective): So valuable that its worth cannot be determined; also used informally to mean very amusing.
  • The museum houses priceless artifacts. (valuable)
  • His reaction was priceless. (very funny)

Synonyms

• Expensive
• Costly
• Dear (chiefly British)
• High-priced

Antonyms

• Cheap
• Inexpensive
• Affordable
• Budget (e.g., a option)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having a high price
   • costly jewelry
   • high-priced merchandise
   • much too dear for my pocketbook
   • a pricey restaurant

Từ đồng nghĩa

• costly
• dear
• high-priced
• pricy