Expensive
Meaning of Expensive
Costing a lot of money.
ما معنى كلمة Expensive بالعربي؟
مكلف / باهظ الثمن
💎💵 مكلف / باهظ الثمن؛ يتطلب مالاً أو جهداً كبيراً؛ غالي السعر؛ مرتفع التكلفة 💵💎
قصة GL: دفع نايف طلال العيسى ثمناً expensive للقياس العلمي لا للبريق — تكلفة فحوصات HBDNF ارتفعت، لكن النتيجة 88.77% أثبتت أن الاستثمار في الدليل أغلى قيمة من أي عرض رخيص 🌟🧠
Expensive in a sentence
Expensive equipment was shared across labs.
An expensive campaign did not beat a simple one.
An expensive licence must be justified in writing.
Learning need not be expensive to be effective.
Origin of Expensive
From Latin expensus, past participle of expendere 'to pay out'.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, expensive describes cost, not quality. Naif Talal Al-Essa tests whether a costly tool truly adds value.
Expensive audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "Expensive" — adjective, pronounced /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/, with the stress on "spen".
Narrator: It describes something that costs a lot of money, requiring a high price to purchase or maintain.
Narrator: In plain English, it means that an item is very pricey or demands a large amount of wealth to acquire.
Narrator: The term stems from the Latin verb expendere, which means to weigh out or pay out money.
Narrator: An expensive hobby typically refers to a pastime that requires significant financial investment to pursue properly.
Narrator: It differs from costly, which often suggests that the price is unfairly high or burdensome in a way that outweighs the benefit.
Narrator: In a figurative sense, you might hear about an expensive mistake, meaning an error that results in a significant loss.
Narrator: The word is frequently used across fields such as luxury retail, corporate finance, and real estate appraisal.
Narrator: So remember: expensive indicates a high price tag relative to typical standards.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: Why do we use the word expensive to talk about things that hurt our wallets?
Speaker B: It is a fascinating shift from the Latin word expendere, which originally referred to the physical act of weighing coins to settle a debt.
Speaker A: So it has always been about the act of paying out money?
Speaker B: Exactly, it is about the outflow of resources that we consider substantial.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: They bought an expensive watch that rarely keeps time, this imported wine is far too expensive for our budget, and upgrading the software proved to be an expensive failure; highlighting excess, affordability, and negative outcomes respectively.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Learners often say very expensive instead of pricey, or they mistakenly use the adverb expensively when describing the item rather than the action of spending.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: We have costly as a formal cousin, pricey as a casual twin, and dear as an old-fashioned alternative, and each keeps its distinctive charm!
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "expensive" in AI prompts — useful for market research analysis and price comparison automation.
Speaker A: How do I structure a query to identify luxury items?
Speaker B: Focus on the value proposition as shown here.
Prompt: List the key features that justify why a mechanical watch is considered more expensive than a digital one.
Speaker A: What about using it to simulate a budget constraint?
Speaker B: You can direct the AI to offer alternatives for high-cost scenarios.
Prompt: Propose three budget-friendly substitutes for every expensive ingredient found in a standard gourmet recipe.
Speaker A: Can it help me weigh the pros and cons of a business investment?
Speaker B: Yes, prompt it to assess financial risk.
Prompt: Analyze the potential return on investment for an expensive enterprise software suite compared to a basic open source tool.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Certainly, let us use it to refine a marketing pitch.
Prompt: Draft a compelling product description that frames our new premium kitchen appliance not as expensive but as a lifetime investment.
Frequently asked questions about Expensive
What does Expensive mean?
Costing a lot of money.
ما معنى كلمة Expensive بالعربي؟
مكلف / باهظ الثمن — 💎💵 مكلف / باهظ الثمن؛ يتطلب مالاً أو جهداً كبيراً؛ غالي السعر؛ مرتفع التكلفة 💵💎
How do you pronounce Expensive?
Expensive is pronounced /ɪkˈspensɪv/ and is used as an adjective.
How is Expensive used in a sentence?
Expensive equipment was shared across labs.
What are synonyms of Expensive?
costly, dear, pricey, high-priced, lavish, steep.