Dictionary 1. (a.) Occasioning expense; calling for liberal outlay; costly; dear; liberal; as, expensive dress; an expensive house or family.2. (a.) Free in expending; very liberal; especially, in a bad scene; extravagant; lavish. Thesaurus cheap costly dear dear-bought extravagant fancy high high-priced immoderate luxurious not affordable of great cost overpriced precious premium priced priceless pricey rich steep stiff sumptuous thrifty top uneconomical unpayable valuable |