expensive

/ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/ · adj

Meaning

Having a high price or cost.
Taking a lot of system time or resources.
Given to expending a lot of money; profligate, lavish.
Having a high economy rate.

Etymology / 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.

expend(English)→
*expēnsīvus(la)→
expensive (English)
Relations: bor, cog

Related words

*expēnsīvus(la)expend(English)

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