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exclusive
[ ik-skloo-siv, -ziv ]
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.
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 ).
noun
- 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 /
adjective
- 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
noun
- an exclusive story; a story reported in only one newspaper
Derived Forms
- exˈclusively, adverb
- exclusivity, noun
Other Words From
- ex·clu·sive·ly adverb
- ex·clu·siv·i·ty [eks-kloo-, siv, -i-tee], ex·clu·sive·ness noun
- non·ex·clu·sive adjective
- pre·ex·clu·sive adjective
- sem·i·ex·clu·sive adjective
- ul·tra·ex·clu·sive adjective
- un·ex·clu·sive adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of exclusive1
Example Sentences
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