pricey
pronunciation
How to pronounce pricey in British English:
UK [ˈpraɪsi]
How to pronounce pricey in American English:
US [ˈpraɪsi]
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- Adjective:
- having a high price
Word Origin
- pricey (adj.)
- also pricy, "expensive," 1932, from price (n.) + -y (2).
Example
- 1. Small , pricey hotels also can promise exclusivity .
- 2. Would people really accept pricey free-range beef and scrawny barnyard chickens perhaps once or twice a week ?
- 3. Few chinese traveled for fun and those that did had to choose between austere government-run guesthouses and pricey western-style hotels .
- 4. This car cost me $ 4000 , I had worked full-time for the remainder of my freshman year ( while maintaining a 4.0 grade point average ) in order to purchase this car and afford my very pricey insurance ......
- 5. " When we get money , we 'll drink beer and eat barbecue . We 'll eat meat and drink pricey beer , whatever we damn want , " writes one anonymous text messenger . " We 'll buy two bottles of beer , drink one - and then drink the other one . "