- 1. a. Occasioning expense; calling for liberal outlay; costly; dear; liberal; as, expensive dress; an expensive house or family. Source: opted
- 2. a. Free in expending; very liberal; especially, in a bad scene; extravagant; lavish. Source: opted
- 3. adj. high in price or charging high prices Source: wordnet
- 4. 1. Occasioning expense; calling for liberal outlay; costly; dear; liberal; as, expensive dress; an expensive house or family. War is expensive, and peace desirable. Burke. 2. Free in expending; very liberal; especially, in a bad scene; extravagant; lavish. [R.] An active, expensive, indefatigable goodness. Sprat. The idle and expensive are dangerous. Sir W. Temple. Syn. -- Costly; dear; high-priced; lavish; extravagant. -- Ex*pen"sive*ly, adv. -- Ex*pen"sive*ness, n. Source: webster
- 5. j:100 a. high in price or charging high prices Source: ecdict
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