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pric·ey
also pric·y (prī′sē)adj. pric·i·er, pric·i·est Informal
Expensive: a pricey restaurant.
pric′ey·ness n.
pric′i·ly adv.
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pricey
(ˈpraɪsɪ) orpricy
adj, pricier or priciest
an informal word for expensive
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(ˈpraɪ si)adj. pric•i•er, pric•i•est.
expensive or unduly expensive: a pricey wine.
[1930–35]
pric′ey•ness, n.
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Adj. 1. pricey - having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant"
expensive - high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"
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pricyadjective expensive, dear, steep (informal), costly, high-priced, exorbitant, over the odds (Brit. informal), extortionate Medical insurance is very pricey.
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غَالٍ غالي الثَّمَن
drahý
dyr
kallis
skup
dÿr
高価な
비싼
dyr
มีราคาสูง
đắt đỏ
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[ˈpraɪsi] adj → chérot invCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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[ˈpraɪsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (Brit) (fam) → caruccio/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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(prais) noun1. the amount of money for which a thing is or can be bought or sold; the cost. The price of the book was 10ドル. prys قيمَة ، سِعْر цена preço cena der Preis pris τιμή precio hind قیمت hinta prix מחיר मूल्य cijena, vrijednost ár harga verð prezzo 値段 가격 kaina cena harga prijs pris cena بيه preço preţ цена cena cena cena pris ราคา fiyat 價格 ціна بھاؤ giá cả 价格
2. what one must give up or suffer in order to gain something. Loss of freedom is often the price of success. prys ثَمَن цена preço cena der Preis pris τίμημα precio hind هزینه hinta prix מחיר कष्ठ, तकलीफ cijena ár harga verð, það sem e-ð útheimtir prezzo 代価 대가 kaina cena harga prijs pris cena بيه،ارزښت preço preţ цена, жертва cena cena cena pris ผลตอบแทน karşılık, bedel 代價 ціна قيمت cái giá 代价
verb1. to mark a price on. I haven't priced these articles yet. 'n prys gee يَضَعُ سِعْرا оценявам pôr preço označit cenou auszeichnen prissætte κοστολογώ poner/marcar el precio (de) hinnaga märgistama قیمت گذاری کردن hinnoitella marquer le prix de לְתַמחֵר मूल्य निर्धारित करना odrediti cijenu (be)áraz memasang harga verðmerkja prezzare 値段をつける 가격을 매기다 pažymėti kainą ant noteikt/uzlikt cenu; cenot meletakkan harga prijzen prise, prismerke umieścić cenę na بيه وركول،قيمت ايښودل pôr preço a stabili preţul указывать цену označiť cenou, oceniť določiti ceno staviti cenu prissätta, prismärka กําหนดราคา fiyat koymak, fiyatlandırmak 給...標價 призначати ціну قيمت لگانا ghi giá cho hàng hoá 给...标价
2. to find out the price of. He went into the furniture shop to price the beds. prys uitvind يَجِد السِّعْر запитвам за цената apreçar zjistit cenu sich nach Preisen erkundigen se prisen på μαθαίνω την τιμή informarse del precio (de) hinda teada saama قیمت کردن vertailla hintoja s'informer du prix de לִבדוֹק מְחִיר मूल्य निर्धारित करना imati cijenu árat megállapít melihat harga kynna sér verð (sentire i prezzi di) 値段を調べる 가격을 알아보다 sužinoti (ko) kainą uzzināt cenu/cenas meninjau harga de prijs nagaan spørre om prisen wycenić بيه ايښودل apreçar a afla preţul прицениваться zistiť cenu izvedeti za ceno saznati cenu fråga efter priset เปรียบเทียบราคา fiyat öğrenmek 問...的價格 оцінювати بھاؤ کا اندازہ لگانا tìm hiểu giá cả 问...的价格
ˈpriceless adjective1. too valuable to have a price. priceless jewels. waardevol, onvervangbaar لا يُقَدَّر بِثَمَن، ذو قيمةٍ عالِيَه безценен sem preço neocenitelný unschätzbar uvurderlig ανεκτίμητος que no tiene precio, inestimable hindamatu پر ارزش korvaamaton inestimable שֶלא יְסוּלָא בְּפָּז अनमोल neprocjenjiv megbecsülhetetlen tak ternilai harganya ómetanlegur inestimabile 貴重な 아주 값비싼 neįkainojamas ļoti vērtīgs/dārgs; nenovērtējams tdk ternilai harganya onbetaalbaar uvurderlig, ubetalelig bezcenny ارزښتناك sem preço nepreţuit бесценный veľmi cenný, neoceniteľný neprecenljiv neprocenjiv ovärderlig ที่ประเมินค่ามิได้ paha biçilemez, çok kıymetli 無價的,貴重的 безцінний بے بہا، انمول vô giá 无价的,贵重的
2. very funny. a priceless story. baie snaaks مُضْحِك جِدا много забавен divertidíssimo legrační unbezahlbar ubetalelig καταπληκτικός divertidísimo uskumatult naljakas بامزه ratkiriemukas impayable מְשַעֲשֵע מְאוֹד माजिकिया neprocjenjiv óriási (történet) sangat lucu óborganlegur (divertentissimo) こっけいな 아주 재미있는 labai juokingas, smagus lielisks, kolosāls sangat lucu onbetaalbaar ubetalelig, kostelig kapitalny خوندور،مزه دار divertidíssimo foarte amuzant очень забавный zábavný, žartov-ný zelo zabaven zabavan obetalbar ที่น่าตลกขบขัน çok komik/gülünç 極有趣的,極荒唐的 дуже кумедний پرمذاق nực cười 极有趣的,极荒唐的
ˈpricey adjective expensive. duur غالي الثَّمَن скъп careiro drahý teuer dyr ακριβός caro kallis گران kallis cher יקר महंगा skup drága mahal dÿr costoso, caro 高い 값비싼 brangus, neįkandamas dārgs mahal prijzig dyr drogi careiro scump дорогостоящий drahý drag skup dyrbar, dyr แพง pahalı, kazık 昂貴的 дорогий قيمتي đắt 昂贵的
at a price at a high price. We can get dinner at this hotel – at a price. teen 'n hoë prys بِسِعْرٍ عالٍ на висока цена muito caro za takovou cenu für viel Geld til en høj pris με κάποια δαπάνη, με κάποιο τίμημα a un precio alto, pagando bastante hea hinna eest به بهای سنگین korkeaan hintaan en y mettant le prix בְּמחִיר גָבוֹה कुछ अधिक मूल्य पर previsoka cijena drágán dengan bayaran mahal gegn dÿru verði (a caro prezzo) 高値で 비교적 비싼 값으로 aukšta kaina par dārgu/augstu cenu dgn bayaran yg tinggi tegen een hoge prijs men det koster flesk! za duże pieniądze په لوړه بيه muito caro la un preţ ridicat по высокой цене za takú cenu za visoko ceno po visokoj ceni om man bara vill (kan) betala มีราคาสูง parayı bastırarak, yüksek fiyatla 以極高的代價 дорого کي قيمت پر giá cao 以极高的代价
beyond/without price very precious. Good health is beyond price. baie werd لا يُقَدَّر بِثَمَن безценен sem preço k nezaplacení unbezahlbar uvurderlig ανεκτίμητος que no tiene precio hindamatu گرانبها kultaakin kalliimpi qui n'a pas de prix מִעֶבֶר לְכָל מְ��ִיר अनमोल neprocjenjivo megfizethetetlen sangat mahal ómetanlegur inestimabile, 貴重な 매우 귀중한 neįkainojamas ļoti vērtīgs; nenovērtējams tdk ternilai onbetaalbaar uvurderlig, ubetalelig bezcenny ها خوا،په لوړه بيه sem preço nepreţuit бесценный na nezaplatenie neprecenljiv neprocenjiv som inte kan betalas med (värderas i) pengar ล้ําค่า çok değerli, paha biçilmez 極其珍貴的 безцінний انتہائي قيمتي vô giá 极其珍贵的
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→ غَالٍ drahý dyr teuer πολύτιμος caro , costoso kallis cher skup costoso 高価な 비싼 duur dyr drogi caro , custoso дорогой dyr มีราคาสูง pahalı đắt đỏ 昂贵的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009