Expensive
adjective
Costing a lot of money.
She always wears expensive jewelry.
Often appears as...
- expensive cars
- expensive jewelry
adjective
Having a high cost or value in non-monetary terms.
An expensive mistake could ruin the entire project.
Often appears as...
- expensive mistake
- expensive lesson
adjective
Costing a lot of money.
She always wears expensive jewelry.
Often appears as...
- expensive cars
- expensive jewelry
adjective
Having a high cost or value in non-monetary terms.
An expensive mistake could ruin the entire project.
Often appears as...
- expensive mistake
- expensive lesson
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Perception of Quality
Expensive often implies higher quality and exclusivity, which is why people assume such items are better.
He invested in an expensive suit for the interview to make a good impression.
Pro Tip 2/3Subjective Term
What is considered expensive varies from person to person based on their financial situation.
A $100 meal is expensive for some, but not for others.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Differences
Expensive is relative; something expensive in one country might be cheap in another.
Electronics are more expensive in Brazil than in the United States.
Pro Tip 1/3Perception of Quality
Expensive often implies higher quality and exclusivity, which is why people assume such items are better.
He invested in an expensive suit for the interview to make a good impression.
Pro Tip 2/3Subjective Term
What is considered expensive varies from person to person based on their financial situation.
A $100 meal is expensive for some, but not for others.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Differences
Expensive is relative; something expensive in one country might be cheap in another.
Electronics are more expensive in Brazil than in the United States.
Pro Tip 1/3Perception of Quality
Expensive often implies higher quality and exclusivity, which is why people assume such items are better.
He invested in an expensive suit for the interview to make a good impression.
Pro Tip 2/3Subjective Term
What is considered expensive varies from person to person based on their financial situation.
A $100 meal is expensive for some, but not for others.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Differences
Expensive is relative; something expensive in one country might be cheap in another.
Electronics are more expensive in Brazil than in the United States.
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And the expensive pain medication worked better. It relieved more pain from people, because expectations do change our physiology. And of course, we all know that in sports, if you are a fan of a particular team, you can't help but see the game
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infrared light between fence posts the system detects mosquitoes and shoots them down the inventors claim all the laser parts came from inexpensive consumer electronics they also claimed the system can distinguish between different
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myself in the way that my peers told me not to because see my journey began wrapping t-shirts on my head because I couldn't afford expensive wigs and because that was my truth I was really cute and physically attacked by the guys
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about the properties about how the brain works because we don't teach neuroscience in schools. And one of the reasons why is that the equipment is so complex and so expensive that it's really only done at major universities and large institutions. And so in order to be able to access the brain, you really need to dedicate your life and spend six and a half years as a graduate student
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Discovering Wildlife in...
Consider that right, two hundred and eighty two thousand people are buried in this cemetery and these are all the most expensive burials. So there are some really important people from history in here. So creepy. I wonder if there's any wildlife in it, though It's got to be something right.
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TED-Ed is on Patreon! We...
You know all those TED-Ed videos you love? The beautiful animations that help you learn new things? That experience is free for you, but it's really expensive for us, and that's okay. Our mission is to invest in thoughtful people, but we need some of you to invest in us. Why?
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Alice Goffman: How we're...
College has some shortcomings. It's expensive; it leaves young people in debt. But all in all, it's a pretty good path. Young people emerge from college with pride and with great friends and with a lot of knowledge about the world. And perhaps most importantly,
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The evolution of the...
but later as a less expensive option. And while today's mass produced cover illustrations are marketing tools, the cover designs of early books were made to order. Even spines have a history. Initially, they were not considered aesthetically important,
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Should Primates be Kept...
I usually tell them, you're absolutely right. You do have to have some sort of income because they are expensive to take care of. But at the same time, you can't be working a 9 to 5 job. So it's just situationally, we have a different lifestyle than
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How equal do we want the...
And the expensive pain medication worked better. It relieved more pain from people, because expectations do change our physiology. And of course, we all know that in sports, if you are a fan of a particular team, you can't help but see the game
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It's expensive, it takes a long time, and it's very complicated. And the people that build things -- developers and governments -- they're naturally afraid of innovation, and they'd rather just use those forms that they know you'll respond to.
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New Laser Zaps...
infrared light between fence posts the system detects mosquitoes and shoots them down the inventors claim all the laser parts came from inexpensive consumer electronics they also claimed the system can distinguish between different
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Walking in your truth as...
myself in the way that my peers told me not to because see my journey began wrapping t-shirts on my head because I couldn't afford expensive wigs and because that was my truth I was really cute and physically attacked by the guys
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American Musician
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French Coach
If you have the money and you find the one player who can make you win and make the difference, no matter how expensive he is, you should do it. But there are not many players in the world who will make a real difference.
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Madonna Ciccone
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Where you record is very important. It can't be too nice, it can't be too expensive, it can't have a view to an ocean or a field.
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America's health care system is the most complicated and expensive in the world.
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