# pricy

**Pronunciation:** /ˈpraɪsi/ · PRY-see

**CEFR level:** A2

**Part of speech:** adjective

## Meaning

Having a high price; costing a lot of money.

## Examples

- The restaurant had a pricy menu, but the food was excellent.
- We decided to skip the pricy tourist traps and find local eateries.
- He complained about the pricy tickets for the concert.

## Synonyms

- expensive — The most common and general term for high cost.
- costly — Suggests high cost, often implying value or quality.
- dear — Often used in British English, can sound a bit formal or old-fashioned.
- exorbitant — Implies a price that is unreasonably or excessively high.

## Antonyms

- cheap — Low in price, sometimes implying low quality.
- affordable — At a price that is not too high and that people can afford.
- inexpensive — A more formal way of saying 'cheap', without the negative connotation.

## Collocations

- a pricy meal — We had a pricy meal at the new downtown restaurant.
- pricy but worth it — The tickets were pricy, but the show was definitely worth it.
- pricy items — The boutique sold many pricy items that only a few could afford.

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