pricey

adjective/ˈpraɪsi/CEFR B2

দামি, খরচসাপেক্ষ (ঘরোয়া শব্দ)

Meaning

An informal word for expensive.

Example sentences

  • That restaurant is a bit pricey.রেস্তোরাঁটা একটু দামি।
  • Flights get pricey before Eid.ঈদের আগে টিকিটের দাম চড়ে যায়।

Common phrases with “pricey”

  • a bit priceyএকটু বেশি দাম
  • pricey but goodদামি, তবে ভালো
  • get priceyদাম বেড়ে যাওয়া

A common mistake

The tender was rejected as pricey.→The tender was rejected as too expensive.

Pricey belongs to conversation, and it usually carries a shrug with it — worth it, perhaps, but dear. Formal writing wants expensive or costly. The spelling pricy is also allowed.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: expensive, costly

Antonyms: cheap

Similar words, and what each means

  • expensive

    দামি, ব্যয়বহুল

    Costing a lot of money.

  • costly

    ব্যয়বহুল, দামি

    Expensive, or causing a lot of harm or loss.

Other English words for “দামি, খরচসাপেক্ষ (ঘরোয়া শব্দ)”

  • expensive

    Costing a lot of money.

  • dear

    Much loved; also expensive.

  • costly

    Expensive, or causing a lot of harm or loss.

  • valuable

    Worth a lot of money, or very useful.

  • precious

    Worth a great deal of money, or greatly loved.

Opposite words

  • cheap

    সস্তা

    Costing little money.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

  • pricenounদাম, মূল্য

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “pricey” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • জ্যোৎস্নাময়
    • • পুড়ে কালচে হওয়া
    • • দামি, খরচসাপেক্ষ (ঘরোয়া শব্দ)
    • • হাসিখুশি, রঙ্গপ্রিয়
    Show the answer

    দামি, খরচসাপেক্ষ (ঘরোয়া শব্দ) — pricey (adjective) — দামি, খরচসাপেক্ষ (ঘরোয়া শব্দ). An informal word for expensive.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “pricey”?

    • • jubilant
    • • bittersweet
    • • thrilling
    • • expensive
    Show the answer

    expensive — expensive — দামি, ব্যয়বহুল. Costing a lot of money.

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