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spendy

spendy

1 8.2
Costing a lot of money
  • adjective
  • /ˈspɛndi/
  • UK
: caro
  • Pretty spendy price tag, but like you said, this is more of a feasible budget for a 30-year-old who is more stable financially than, say, a college student like myself.

Examples

  • Great meals don't have to be spendy, and they can include vegetables and yummy things.

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  • I might have to pay for the phone up front, but it's a lot less spendy over the next 2 years.

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  • Like Jeff said, it's spendy, but sometimes it really helps to have a fresh start.

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  • It was a bit spendy, but I really like what I'm seeing so far.

  • I have to chime in about the spendy meals.

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  • This place is spendy.

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  • Many people find that organic food can be quite spendy, but they believe the health benefits are worth the cost.

  • While shopping for clothes, I noticed that the designer items were really spendy compared to the off-brand choices.

  • Taking a vacation to an exotic destination can be spendy, but it often creates unforgettable memories.

Synonyms

expensive
vsspendy
∞ 1.0

That costs a lot of money

is a more informal or casual way to say the same idea
costly
vsspendy
64 1.7

Expensive and costing a lot of money

is a more casual everyday expression than this one
pricey
vsspendy
  • Informal
54 4.4

Costs a lot of money

is similar but feels more neutral in regular speech
high-priced
vsspendy
31 3.5

Costing a lot of money

is the more informal, conversational version of that naming
pricy
vsspendy
  • US
9 4.0

Costing a lot of money

is typically the more casual or playful way to express cost

Antonyms

cheap
∞ 1.0

Costing little money compared with similar things

affordable
307 2.1

Not too expensive for most people to buy

How Expensive

extortionate
2 7.9
exorbitant
25 7.9
expensive
∞ 1.0
spendy
  • UK
1 8.2
pricey
  • Informal
54 4.4

Surface Forms

spendy positive

Morphology

spendy = spend (transparent) = spend + y

Formed by the productive adjective-forming suffix '-y' on the verb 'spend', yielding a straightforward meaning 'involving/characterized by spending' -> expensive.

Etymology

Spendy comes from the common verb spend, which means 'to pay money', plus the ending -y that means 'full of' or 'likely to cause'. So something spendy is 'likely to make you spend', which is why it means 'expensive'.