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# pricey

«pricey» in Mova's school dictionary: **expensive, costing a lot of money** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (pricey, pricier, priciest)

### meaning for a pupil

(informal) Pricey means expensive, costing a lot of money. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pricey/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday talk and shopping problems it means something costs more than usual; it is a casual word. Phrases: a bit pricey, too pricey.

### examples

- That toy is a bit pricey. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pricey/#x1)
- Cinema snacks are really pricey. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pricey/#x2)
- The pricier trainers are not always better. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pricey/#x3)
- London is a pricey place to live. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pricey/#x4)
- It was the priciest ice cream in the shop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pricey/#x5)
- Mum said the hotel was too pricey. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pricey/#x6)

### note

Informal. Also spelt «pricy». Comparatives: pricier, priciest. In maths problems «pricier» means costs more.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «pricey» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pricey/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.