expensive
adj.
costly, precious
expensive
Adjective
1. high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"
(antonym) cheap, inexpensive
(similar) big-ticket(a), high-ticket(a)
(see-also) valuable
Expensive
(a.)
Occasioning expense; calling for liberal outlay; costly; dear; liberal; as, expensive dress; an expensive house or family.
(a.)
Free in expending; very liberal; especially, in a bad scene; extravagant; lavish.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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大材小用
da4 cai2 xiao3 yong4
Large material for small use.
This is an expression used to describe waste or misuse of valuable materials or talents.
洛阳纸贵
luo4 yang2 zhi3 gui4
Paper becoming expensive in Luoyang.
Describing a piece of writing that has become very popular.
expensive
adj.
مہنگا, گراں, گراں بہا, قيمتي, بيش قيمت, بہوموليا, لاگت کا
an expensive dress
قيمتي پوشاک