Costliness
noun
The state of being expensive or high in price.
The costliness of the diamond made it impossible for him to buy.
Often appears as...
- costliness of goods
- costliness of services
noun
The state of being expensive or high in price.
The costliness of the diamond made it impossible for him to buy.
Often appears as...
- costliness of goods
- costliness of services
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Consider what makes something costly: rarity, quality, or demand. Costliness often implies something's value or luxury status.
The costliness of the handmade watch reflected its exquisite craftsmanship.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Emotion
The word can suggest negative feelings, like the burden of paying a lot or the unfairness of high prices.
The costliness of healthcare is a growing concern among the citizens.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Bad
Sometimes costliness is positive, associated with prestige and desirability, like in luxury goods.
Many people associate the costliness of a brand with its status.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Consider what makes something costly: rarity, quality, or demand. Costliness often implies something's value or luxury status.
The costliness of the handmade watch reflected its exquisite craftsmanship.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Emotion
The word can suggest negative feelings, like the burden of paying a lot or the unfairness of high prices.
The costliness of healthcare is a growing concern among the citizens.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Bad
Sometimes costliness is positive, associated with prestige and desirability, like in luxury goods.
Many people associate the costliness of a brand with its status.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Consider what makes something costly: rarity, quality, or demand. Costliness often implies something's value or luxury status.
The costliness of the handmade watch reflected its exquisite craftsmanship.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Emotion
The word can suggest negative feelings, like the burden of paying a lot or the unfairness of high prices.
The costliness of healthcare is a growing concern among the citizens.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Bad
Sometimes costliness is positive, associated with prestige and desirability, like in luxury goods.
Many people associate the costliness of a brand with its status.
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Video examples
What coronavirus means...
basic health care -- Basics that you cannot fall below. Otherwise, when you go below that level, there is no opportunity, and actually, the costliness of it,
Video examples
What coronavirus means...
basic health care -- Basics that you cannot fall below. Otherwise, when you go below that level, there is no opportunity, and actually, the costliness of it,
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Quote examples
Alice Morse Earle
American Historian
Sunken gardens should be laid out under the supervision of an intelligent landscape architect; and even then should have a reason for being sunken other than a whim or increase in costliness.
Quote examples
Alice Morse Earle
American Historian
Sunken gardens should be laid out under the supervision of an intelligent landscape architect; and even then should have a reason for being sunken other than a whim or increase in costliness.
Example 1 of 1
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