expensive

Betekenis

1. Having a high price or cost.
2. Taking a lot of system time or resources.
3. (obsolete) Given to expending a lot of money; profligate, lavish.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/

Etymologie

From Latin *expēnsīvus, from expendō (“to weigh out (money), to pay out”) (whence English expend). By surface analysis, expense + -ive. In the sense of "high-priced" has largely displaced dear.

Zinnen

The national tour ended the following year as his management costs proved too expensive .

De nationale tournee eindigde het volgende jaar omdat zijn managementkosten te duur bleken.