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Pronunciation / Transliteration: shair
"Cette voiture est très chère."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Costing a lot of money; high in price.
"She bought a very expensive watch for her anniversary." - 2
Involving high costs or great loss.
"The delay proved to be an expensive mistake for the company."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word 'expensivus', meaning 'costly', based on the verb 'expendere' (to weigh out money, expend). It entered the English language in the late 16th century, shifting from its earlier sense of being prone to lavish spending to describing things that cost a large amount of money.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Expensive" is said worldwide
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cher
Transliteration: shair
"Cette voiture est très chère."
teuer
Transliteration: toyer
"Das Hotel war sehr teuer."
costoso
Transliteration: kostoso
"Questo ristorante è troppo costoso."
caro
Transliteration: karo
"Los billetes de avión son muy caros."
caro
Transliteration: karo
"Comprar uma casa nova é muito caro."
महँगा
Transliteration: mehnga
"यह फोन बहुत महँगा है।"
昂贵
Transliteration: áng guì
"这件衣服价格昂贵。"
비싼
Transliteration: bissan
"그 카점의 물건들은 너무 비싸요."
高い
Transliteration: takai
"そのレストランはとても高いです。"
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