pricey Definition
pricey (prī′sē)
adjective
Informal expensive; dear
pricey Usage Examples
Infinitive complement
- get: Can be a bit pricey to get in so have a drink in Malibu Beach first and get in for free!
- replace: Check the condition of the cloth roof of a Spider; they're pricey to replace.
- fix: Air conditioning leaks and can be pricey to fix.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- seem: CTC Shop: 20 Cycle Rides in Herts at £ 5.50 seems a bit pricey.
- look: I saw a wedding on the london eye and it looked fantastic, thats not too pricey either.
Used with adjective complement
- seem: Anyway, we ordered, and the food was quite nice, although seemed quite pricey for what it was.
- get: Unfortunately, live telephone support can get pricey in a hurry.
- look: Excellent spec all round, doesn't look too pricey either.
Modifying Another Word
- tad: The sandwich menu is impressive if a tad pricey.
- quite: I can tell you, furniture is quite pricey over here!
- pretty: Covered by a bird restriction from March to the end of July, infringement of which is pretty pricey.
- slightly: Great pint of Pride and nice but slightly pricey food.
- somewhat: Rainbow Vegetarian restaurant but somewhat pricey for the food.
- fairly: Extremely romantic but fairly pricey: our 2 course meal without wine came to £ 62.
Modifies a noun
- side: It's a bit on the pricey side, mind.
- item: Check the cost of your own games, Augustus, you'll scan many pricey items like these.
- part: Now came the pricey part: to put the seal on my wish package.
- one: Many people assume to protect business if your pricey one of the.
- place: Surely London is the most pricey place to live considering the rents landlords are charging.
- rival: Piat d'Or admitted to being surprised at just how conclusively they had beaten far pricier rivals.
Browse dictionary entries near pricey
- ‹ priceless
- ‹ priced out of the market
- ‹ priced into
- ‹ priced
- ‹ price-weighted index
- ‹ price war
- ‹ price value of a basis point
- ‹ price-to-growth flow
- ‹ price tag
- ‹ price support
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