Added 9 October 2026
expensive
/ɪkˈspɛn.sɪv/ adjective
In Latin: pretiōsus, cārus, impēnsus Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about expensive at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
Origin
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.
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