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pric·ey
also pric·y (prī′sē)adj. pric·i·er, pric·i·est Informal
Expensive: a pricey restaurant.
pric′ey·ness n.
pric′i·ly adv.
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pricey
(ˈpraɪsɪ) orpricy
adj, pricier or priciest
an informal word for expensive
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pric•ey
(ˈpraɪ si)adj. pric•i•er, pric•i•est.
expensive or unduly expensive: a pricey wine.
[1930–35]
pric′ey•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. | pricey - having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant" expensive - high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop" |
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pricey
pricyadjective expensive, dear, steep (informal), costly, high-priced, exorbitant, over the odds (Brit. informal), extortionate Medical insurance is very pricey.
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Translations
غَالٍغالي الثَّمَن
drahý
dyr
kallis
skup
dÿr
高価な
비싼
dyr
มีราคาสูง
đắt đỏ
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[ˈpraɪsi] adj → chérot invCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
pricey
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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[ˈpraɪsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (Brit) (fam) → caruccio/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
price
(prais) noun1. the amount of money for which a thing is or can be bought or sold; the cost. The price of the book was $10.
2. what one must give up or suffer in order to gain something. Loss of freedom is often the price of success.
verb1. to mark a price on. I haven't priced these articles yet.
2. to find out the price of. He went into the furniture shop to price the beds.
ˈpriceless adjective1. too valuable to have a price. priceless jewels.
2. very funny. a priceless story.
ˈpricey adjective expensive.
at a price at a high price. We can get dinner at this hotel – at a price.
beyond/without price very precious. Good health is beyond price.
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pricey
→ غَالٍ drahý dyr teuer πολύτιμος caro, costoso kallis cher skup costoso 高価な 비싼 duur dyr drogi caro, custoso дорогой dyr มีราคาสูง pahalı đắt đỏ 昂贵的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009