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.
   • 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.

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