expensive
The origin and history of expensive.
Etymology
From Latin expendere ("to pay out"), the same root as "expend"; has largely replaced the older word "dear" in the sense of "costly."
The origin and history of expensive.
From Latin expendere ("to pay out"), the same root as "expend"; has largely replaced the older word "dear" in the sense of "costly."
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