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expensive
If something is expensive, it costs a lot of money.
I get very nervous because I'm using a lot of equipment.
It was more than the other magazines.
Don't say that the price of something is ‘expensive’. You say that it is high.
The price is much too .
This must result in consumers paying higher prices.
'expensive' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Forum discussions with the word(s) "expensive" in the title:

.."unless" the product becomes extremely expensive. - English Only forum
'expensive' vs 'affordable' - English Only forum
(Some ?) Computers were brought to me. They were expensive. - English Only forum
[word choice] * dollars is too high/expensive! - English Only forum
$5000 seems not that expensive. - English Only forum
A friend who was in this shop told me that everything was expensive in the shop. - English Only forum
A good, expensive manicure - English Only forum
a lithe expensive - English Only forum
a new car, <that> <which> is twice as expensive as his old one - English Only forum
a <vast> and expensive cafe - English Only forum
a vast hinterland of expensive entertainments - English Only forum
A very expensive lady. - English Only forum
A Very Expensive Poison - English Only forum
All are expensive - English Only forum
All the things are not cheap / are expensive - English Only forum
Although the train is very expensive, it is very reliable. - English Only forum
An expensive room...A large room - English Only forum
an expensive store - English Only forum
an expensive well-designed program - English Only forum
and as dams cost a lot money, so water energy is expensive. - English Only forum
and it isn't very expensive, <too><either> - English Only forum
And no thank you, expensive concessions. - English Only forum
and tasty, but not too expensive - English Only forum
anything expensive - English Only forum
Are expensive speakers worth it? .. worth? - English Only forum
As expensive as - English Only forum
as expensive as - English Only forum
as expensive as/talk somebody into - English Only forum
As long as he works there, I will buy these expensive cars - English Only forum
be made more expensive vs be placed at a higher price - English Only forum
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