ex·pen·sive 
/ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/ adjective
/ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/ adjective [more expensive; most expensive] : costing a lot of money
▪ an expensive hobby ▪ an expensive car ▪ expensive clothes ▪ The lights were expensive to install. ▪ They live in an expensive neighborhood. [=a neighborhood in which houses, apartments, etc., cost a lot to buy or rent] ▪ Her decision to leave the company proved to be an expensive mistake. [=a mistake that caused her to lose a lot of money] ▪ an expensive shop [=a shop that sells expensive things] ▪ He has expensive tastes. [=he likes expensive things]
▪ an expensive hobby ▪ an expensive car ▪ expensive clothes ▪ The lights were expensive to install. ▪ They live in an expensive neighborhood. [=a neighborhood in which houses, apartments, etc., cost a lot to buy or rent] ▪ Her decision to leave the company proved to be an expensive mistake. [=a mistake that caused her to lose a lot of money] ▪ an expensive shop [=a shop that sells expensive things] ▪ He has expensive tastes. [=he likes expensive things]
— ex·pen·sive·ly adverb
▪ He dresses expensively.
▪ He dresses expensively.
