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exclusive

[ ik-skloo-siv, -ziv ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

not admitting of something else; incompatible:
mutually exclusive plans of action.
omitting from consideration or account (often followed by of ):
a profit of ten percent, exclusive of taxes.
Antonyms: inclusive
limited to the object or objects designated:
exclusive attention to business.
shutting out all others from a part or share:
an exclusive right to film the novel.
fashionable; stylish:
to patronize only the most exclusive clothing designers.
charging comparatively high prices; expensive:
exclusive shops.
noting that in which no others have a share:
exclusive information.
single or sole:
the exclusive means of communication between two places.
disposed to resist the admission of outsiders to association, intimacy, etc.:
an exclusive circle of intimate friends.
Synonyms: illiberal, cliquish, restrictive, snobbish, clannish, narrow, select
admitting only members of a socially restricted or very carefully selected group:
an exclusive club.
excluding or tending to exclude or prohibit, as from use or possession:
exclusive laws;
exclusive restrictions on use of the property.
Grammar. (of the first person plural) not including the person or persons spoken to, as we in We'll see you later. Compare inclusive ( def 7 ).

Journalism. a piece of news, or the reporting of a piece of news, obtained by a newspaper or other news organization, along with the privilege of using it first.
an exclusive right or privilege:
to have an exclusive on providing fuel oil to the area.

exclusive

/ ɪkˈskluːsɪv; ˌɛkskluːˈsɪvɪtɪ /

excluding all else; rejecting other considerations, possibilities, events, etc
an exclusive preoccupation with money
belonging to a particular individual or group and to no other; not shared
an exclusive story
exclusive rights
belonging to or catering for a privileged minority, esp a fashionable clique
an exclusive restaurant
postpositivefoll byto limited (to); found only (in)
this model is exclusive to Harrods
single; unique; only
the exclusive means of transport on the island was the bicycle
separate and incompatible
mutually exclusive principles
immediately postpositive not including the numbers, dates, letters, etc, mentioned
1980–84 exclusive
postpositivefoll byof except (for); not taking account (of)
exclusive of bonus payments, you will earn this amount
commerce (of a contract, agreement, etc) binding the parties to do business only with each other with respect to a class of goods or services
logic (of a disjunction) true if only one rather than both of its component propositions is true Compare inclusive

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First recorded in 1400–50; 1900–05 exclusive fordef 13; (adjective) late Middle English from Medieval Latin exclūsīvus; exclusion, -ive

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But fun and insight are not always mutually exclusive, certainly not here.

One winter night, Posho Wembore sneaked into the exclusive whites-only club of the Hotel Pourquoi Pas?

This has a warm though a thin soil, which must be highly favorable to the Vine to induce so exclusive a devotion to it.

If it continues the same we can continue to sink 20 fathoms per month, exclusive of the time it will take to fix the lifts.

He turned into this, to where his aunt lived some distance out in the most exclusive part of its residence section.

If exclusive authority to issue the call is vested in the directors, it cannot be exercised by the president and secretary.

Altogether, we counted some seventy-odd thousand dollars, exclusive of the gold-dust in the sacks.

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