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I did not raise my son, Sam, to celebrate Mother's Day. I didn't want him to feel some obligation to buy me pricey lunches or flowers, some annual display of gratitude that you have to grit your teeth and endure.
Anne Lamott

Meaning of "pricey" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRICEY

pricey  [ˈpraɪsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRICEY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pricey is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRICEY


Berenice
bɛrəˈnaɪsɪ
courtesy
ˈkɜːtɪsɪ
dicey
ˈdaɪsɪ
icy
ˈaɪsɪ
lacey
ˈleɪsɪ
lacy
ˈleɪsɪ
legitimacy
lɪˈdʒɪtɪmɪsɪ
missy
ˈmɪsɪ
nicey-nicey
ˌnaɪsɪˈnaɪsɪ
Odyssey
ˈɒdɪsɪ
policy
ˈpɒlɪsɪ
pricy
ˈpraɪsɪ
prophecy
ˈprɒfɪsɪ
racy
ˈreɪsɪ
ricey
ˈraɪsɪ
secrecy
ˈsiːkrɪsɪ
sissy
ˈsɪsɪ
spicy
ˈspaɪsɪ
Sulawesi
ˌsuːləˈweɪsɪ
Tracy
ˈtreɪsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRICEY

price ring
price support
price tag
price ticket
price variation clause
price war
price-dividend ratio
price-earnings ratio
price-fixing
price-rigging
price-sensitive
priceable
priced
priceless
pricelessly
pricelessness
pricer
prices and incomes policy
prices index
pricier

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRICEY

Ashley
chancey
dancey
De Quincey
Disney
grey
hey
hockey
honey
jersey
journey
key
money
New Jersey
on the money
pacey
peavey
poncey
survey
wincey

Synonyms and antonyms of pricey in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PRICEY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pricey» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of pricey

Translation of «pricey» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRICEY

Find out the translation of pricey to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pricey from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pricey» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

昂贵
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

caro
570 millions of speakers

English

pricey
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pricey
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الثمن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дорогой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যয়বহুল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cher
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mahal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

teuer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

高価な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pricey
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đắt tiền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விலையுயர்ந்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

महागडा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pahalı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

costoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

drogie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дорогий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scumpe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακριβός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

duur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dyr
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kostbar
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pricey

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRICEY»

The term «pricey» is very widely used and occupies the 20.963 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRICEY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pricey

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4 QUOTES WITH «PRICEY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pricey.
1
Bobby Flay
Brushes are crucial for applying glazes, sauces, and oils. The pastry brushes that you find in homestores can be pricey so pay a visit to your local hardware store and pick up a few paint brushes which are less expensive and work equally as well.
2
Jeffrey Kluger
Science has yet to isolate the Godiva Chocolate or Prada gene, but that doesn't mean your weakness for pricey swag isn't woven into your DNA. According to a new study of identical twins, it's less TV ads or Labor Day sales that make you buy the things you do than the tastes and temperaments that are already part of you at birth.
3
Anne Lamott
I did not raise my son, Sam, to celebrate Mother's Day. I didn't want him to feel some obligation to buy me pricey lunches or flowers, some annual display of gratitude that you have to grit your teeth and endure.
4
Suze Orman
Yes, your kids should go to school. No, you shouldn't bankroll their degree whatever the cost. You've spent your life creating a sound financial plan; don't upend it by suspending your retirement savings or taking out a home equity line of credit to pay for a pricey college.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRICEY»

Discover the use of pricey in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pricey and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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THOSE PRICEY THAKUR GIRLS
In a sprawling bungalow on New Delhi’s posh Hailey Road, Justice Laxmi Narayan Thakur and his wife Mamta spend their days watching anxiously over their five beautiful (but troublesome) alphabetically named daughters.
Anuja Chauhan, 2013
2
Dancing in the Flames: Spiritual Journey in the Novels of ...
With Pricey Jane, Smith introduces a scheme of color symbolism that will remain consistent throughout her writing from this point forward. Paul Friedrich defines golden as the most common epithet for Aphrodite, a descen- dant of the original ...
Linda Byrd Cook, 2009
3
Lads - The Seventies
They let Mick go fairly quickly too, having decided that Pricey, Freemo and a mysterious bloke whose name nobody knew (lucky you got off at Shrub Hill Cowboy!) were the ring leaders. Pricey held his hands up to everything. Freemo argued ...
Malcolm Freeman, 2013
4
Maternal Body and Voice in Toni Morrison, Bobbie Ann Mason, ...
The passage indicates that Pricey Jane, like Christie Wheeler in Feather Crowns, finds her marital duty to be pleasing and satisfying. It also provides evidence of Kristeva's jouissance, the sexual pleasure experienced by the maternal body.
Paula Gallant Eckard, 2002
5
Why Popcorn Costs So Much at the Movies: And Other Pricing ...
Chapter. 7. •. Free. Printers. and. Pricey. Ink. Cartridges. W. hen I started working on this book, I bought a new desktop from Dell Computers. As I completed the phone order with the Dell representative, he told me, “And, we have a special ...
Richard B. McKenzie, 2008
6
Teaching Kids to Spell For Dummies
Strange things happen with the spell-checker on my computer, especially when I type in words like “shiney” and “shiny” and “pricey” and “pricy.” I'm allowed to keep both “pricey” and “pricy,” they're both acceptable spellings, but I can't have ...
Tracey Wood, 2011
7
Patches Checks and Violence
us while Pricey and I were at the rear. We carried on down the strip when out of a side street came a dozen or so lads; they were in the middle of us, Pricey said “ we'll have it with this lot” and he steamed into the back of them; he caught one of  ...
Meic Gough, 2007
8
Conform: Exposing the Truth About Common Core and Public ...
“district spent $132 million on health insurance for union members in 2011–2012 ” steve Gunn, “For a district on the brink of collapse, Philly schools still managed to hand out huge salaries and pricey perks,” eagnews.org, January 31, 2014.
Glenn Beck, 2014
9
DICTIONARY OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC TERMS, 5th ed.
stock. is. trading. at. $15,. a. pricey. bid. might. be. $10. a. share,. and. a. pricey. offer. $20. a share. PRICING ABOVE (BELOW) THE MARKET retail pricing strategy to attract customers either with a high price image, strong personal service, and ...
Jack P. Friedman
10
Stirring the Pot: The Kitchen and Domesticity in the Fiction ...
Thus, when Granny Younger walks down to Pricey Jane's home to help her give birth, and the narrative voice then switches to Pricey Jane (with only the dividing line of her name between the two narratives), we see that the folk healer and the  ...
Laura Sloan Patterson, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRICEY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pricey is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Auto Makers Double Down on Pricey Pickups
GM and Fiat Chrysler are getting more of their profit from pricey pickups and sport-utility vehicles. In part, demand for their bread-and butter ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
Worth It Or Not? 5 Pricey Ways To Give Kids An Educational …
There's probably little you won't do to help your kids succeed—short of running the bases for them at a Little League game, or writing their ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
3
Ethereal Desserts and Pricey Tabs at Modern Grill House Odys + …
Welcome to the Good News/Bad News on Odys + Penelope, an amalgamation of the reviews of Quinn and Karen Hatfield's modern grill house ... «Eater LA, Jul 15»
4
Letters: Toronto's Olympic talk could prove pricey
Letters: Toronto's Olympic talk could prove pricey. Republish Reprint · Republish Online · Republish Offline · Reprint · Letters | July 27, 2015 ... «National Post, Jul 15»
5
Pastries get pricey thanks to rising cost of eggs
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- If you are thinking about bringing a dozen pastries to a family gathering, you'll likely have to shell out more money: ... «SILive.com, Jul 15»
6
Russian billionaire makes third pricey purchase towards Manhattan …
Some of the most intriguing residential real estate deals, offerings or news bits take place in New York City. Here are three that caught our eye:. «New York Business Journal, Jul 15»
7
Bellamy's growing but pricey
Hi II Gang, I recently got tipped on to Bellamy's (BAL) and have been watching out of curiosity (I'm not yet a confident trader, nor gung-ho)... the ... «Intelligent Investor, Jul 15»
8
Joey Essex flies his hairdresser to Ibiza for a pricey poolside haircut
The very pricey haircut comes days after it emerged Joey's earning power trumps that of Prime Minister David Cameron and Chancellor of the ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
9
Hate the cost of air conditioning? Less-pricey cooling methods exist
Less-pricey cooling methods exist. Home and Garden. Experts offer solutions to help keep basements dry · Outdoor pastimes ranked in survey ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
10
Pricey fix for affordable housing
Examining how to address $200 million in property repairs will be a key task for the Thunder Bay District Social Services Administration Board. «The Chronicle Journal, Jul 15»

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