pricey

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From price +‎ -y.

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pricey (comparative pricier or more pricey, superlative priciest or most pricey)

  1. (informal) Expensive, dear.
    • 2008, Bradley Mayhew, Carolyn McCarthy, Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks, page 258:
      Yellowstone itself remains the biggest headache, with noncamping accommodations limited to a handful of pricey lodges or cookie-cutter cabins...
    • 2022 November 16, Philip Haigh, “German study puts hydrogen at the back of the queue”, in RAIL, number 970, page 51:
      But suppose that Britain grasps electricity produced from sources that don't involve burning pricey gas, and thus produces it more cheaply.
    • 2024 July 1, Susan Shain, “Is Organic Produce Worth the Higher Price?”, in The New York Times‎:
      In 2022, organics accounted for 15 percent of all fruit and vegetable sales in the United States despite being far pricier than conventional produce.
    • 2024 November 28, Josh Ocampo, “Expensive ZIP Codes Have Something in Common”, in The New York Times‎:
      The three priciest areas in the country sit along a coast or near beaches.

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