pricey
Americanadjective
adjective
Usage
What does pricey mean? Pricey describes something that is expensive or unreasonably expensive, as in Talya wanted to go on the world cruise, but the tickets were so pricey. Pricey is a highly subjective description, because everyone’s budget is different and everyone’s opinion about what an acceptable price is for a product or service varies. You’ll use pricey most often when you think the cost of something is much higher than you want to pay, whether or not a majority of people think that same item is pricey.You might also use pricey to describe something that is more expensive than others like it but that provides a higher value or quality in return. In this case, pricey would be an acceptable quality.Example: The hotel was a bit pricey, but we had a good time.
Other Word Forms
- priceyness noun
- pricily adverb
Etymology
Origin of pricey
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
While a prolonged stretch of pricey gas could renew interest in EVs, it also could further slow overall sales of all vehicles if cash-crunched consumers respond by putting off new purchases.
As pricey as the Ohtani cups may be, there appears to be a lucrative resale market for them.
From Los Angeles Times
They are typically pricey because of their complexity and small production volumes, said Ralph Savelsberg, a missile expert at the Netherlands Defence Academy, a research and training institute of the Netherlands defense ministry.
The more pricey polyester and other synthetics are, the more clothing and textile makers shift to cotton, prices of which have been depressed.
Affordability, at least compared with pricey coastal cities, is the draw.
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