Dictionary

pricey en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɹaɪsi/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English price Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English pricey From price + -y.

Meanings

1. (informal) Expensive, dear.
   • 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 July 1, Susan Shain, “Is Organic Produce Worth the Higher Price?”, in The New York Times:
   • The three priciest areas in the country sit along a coast or near beaches. 2024 November 28, Josh Ocampo, “Expensive ZIP Codes Have Something in Common”, in The New York Times:
   • Yellowstone itself remains the biggest headache, with noncamping accommodations limited to a handful of pricey lodges or cookie-cutter cabins... 2008, Bradley Mayhew, Carolyn McCarthy, Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks, page 258:
   • For decades hypochlorous acid lingered in the background, used as a disinfectant in specific industrial and commercial contexts that could justify a pricey, on-site manufacturing process to create products on demand. 2025 May 1, Jen Schwartz, “The magic molecule”, in Scientific American, volume 332, number 5, pages 54-55:
   • But suppose that Britain grasps electricity produced from sources that don't involve burning pricey gas, and thus produces it more cheaply. 2022 November 16, Philip Haigh, “German study puts hydrogen at the back of the queue”, in RAIL, number 970, page 51:

Forms

Deriveds

priceyness

Synonyms

high-cost · million-dollar · costly · steep · costly · chargeful · ex · 5-star · high-priced · dear · overdear · cost-prohibitive · spenny · ruinous · splurgy · exy · expensive · spenno · dearthful · lickpenny · steep · out of sight · dispendious · spendy · cheap at half the price · big-ticket · princely · expenny · spendy · pricey · costful · fancy

Translations (16)

id mahal (expensive) · ru дорогова́тый (expensive) · mi taimaha (expensive) · pt caro (expensive) · fi hintava (expensive) · de kostspielig (expensive) · fi kallis (expensive) · da dyr (expensive) · ar غَالٍ (expensive) · grc πολυτελής (expensive) · pl arcykosztowny (expensive) · nl prijzig (expensive) · fi tyyris (expensive) · bg скъп (expensive) · nl duur (expensive) · bg мил (expensive)