pricey

English

Alternative forms

• pricy

Etymology

From price +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɹaɪsi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -aɪsi

Adjective

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^[1]:

     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^[2]:

     The three priciest areas in the country sit along a coast or near beaches.

Derived terms

• priceyness

Translations

expensive

• Arabic: غَالٍ (ḡālin)
• Bulgarian: скъп (bg) (skǎp), мил (bg) (mil)
• Danish: dyr (da)
• Dutch: prijzig (nl), duur (nl)
• Finnish: hintava (fi), tyyris (fi), kallis (fi)
• German: kostspielig (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: πολυτελής (polutelḗs)

• Indonesian: mahal (id)
• Polish: arcykosztowny (pl)
• Russian: дорогова́тый (ru) (dorogovátyj)

Anagrams

• Piercy