expensiveness

/ɛkˈspɛnsɪvnəs/ noun

The state of being expensive; the entailing of great expense.

Word Origin From Latin 'pendere' 'to weigh, pay'. Originally, money was weighed out. Expensive means costing a lot — literally weighing out a lot. Expensiveness is the quality of being costly. The root 'pens' (weigh) gives us 'expend' (weigh out, spend), 'spend' (from expend), 'depend' (hang down, rely), 'pendulum' (hanging thing), and 'pension' (payment weighed out). The PIE root *(s)pen- meant 'to draw, stretch, spin', which connects to hanging and weighing.

noun The state of being expensive; the entailing of great expense. countable

The expensiveness of the luxury car made it unattainable for most families.

(名词) 昂贵;高价;费用高昂

这辆豪华车的昂贵价格让大多数家庭都负担不起。

(sustantivo) carestía; lo caro [El estado de ser caro; lo que implica un gran gasto.]

Lo costoso del auto de lujo lo hizo inalcanzable para la mayoría de las familias.

(nom) cherté; onérosité [Caractère coûteux d'une chose ; fait d'entraîner une grande dépense.]

Le coût élevé de la voiture de luxe la rendait inaccessible à la plupart des familles.

(Substantiv) Kostspieligkeit; Teuerheit [Eigenschaft, hohe Kosten zu verursachen oder mit großem finanziellen Aufwand verbunden zu sein.]

Die **Expensiveness** des Luxuswagens machte ihn für die meisten Familien unerschwinglich.

(名詞) 高価であること;多額の費用を伴うこと。

その高級車は非常に高額だったため、ほとんどの家族にとっては手の届かないものだった。

(substantivo) carestia; onerosidade [A qualidade de ser caro; o fato de envolver grande despesa.]

O preço elevado do carro de luxo o tornava inacessível para a maioria das famílias.

Word parts: ex + pens + ive + ness

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