| extravagant | adj 1. spending money wastefully, boros; (of taste) mewah: she is ~ when buying clothes, dia boros apabila membeli baju; a man of ~ tastes, lelaki yg mempunyai cita rasa yg mewah; 2. using too much (of st), (secara) membazir: the Administration’s ~ use of public funds was severely criticized, penggunaan dana awam yg membazir oleh Pentadbiran itu diselar dgn hebat; 3. costly, mahal-mahal: the rich who indulge in ~ luxuries feature largely in his novels, orang-orang kaya yg suka akan barang mewah yg mahal-mahal merupakan ciri utama dlm novel-novelnya; he showered her with ~ gifts, dia menghujaninya dgn hadiah yg mahal-mahal; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| expensive | adj 1. costly, mahal: diamonds are ~, berlian adalah mahal; an ~ car, kereta yg mahal; 2. involving great expense, memakan belanja yg banyak: an ~ hobby, hobi yg memakan belanja yg banyak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inexpensive | adj tdk mahal, murah: an ~ gift, hadiah yg tdk mahal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dear | adv dgn harga yg mahal: to sell ~, menjual dgn harga yg mahal; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| costly | adj (expensive) mahal; (involving considerable expenditure), /menelan, memakan/ belanja yg /besar, banyak/; (involving great loss) merugikan: she decorated her home with ~ furniture, dia menghias rumahnya dgn perabot yg mahal; the expedition proved to be ~, ekspedisi itu didapati menelan belanja yg banyak; it was a ~ mistake and one which should not be repeated, itu satu kesilapan yg merugikan dan tdk patut berlaku lagi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| erect | vt (fml) 1. build, construct, mendirikan, membina: this monument was ~ed to Mumtaz Mahal, tugu itu didirikan utk memperingati Mumtaz Mahal; 2. put up, set upright, mendirikan; (tent, flagstaff, etc) mendirikan, menegakkan: the police ~ed a roadblock two miles before the town, polis mendirikan sekatan jalan raya dua batu sebelum bandar itu; the shop sells collapsible furniture which can be easily ~ed and folded away, kedai itu menjual perabot boleh lipat yg dgn senang dapat didirikan dan juga disimpan; they ~ed a tent on the bank of the river, mereka mendirikan khemah di tebing sungai itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inexpensiveness | n tdk mahal, murah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dearness | n expensiveness, kemahalan, mahal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bomb | cost a ~, sangat tinggi harganya, mahal sangat: my car cost a ~, kereta saya ini sangat tinggi harganya; go (like) a ~, (colloq) berjalan dgn baik sekali; the party went like a ~, majlis itu berjalan dgn baik sekali; my new car goes like a ~, kereta baru saya berjalan dgn baik sekali; spend a ~, (colloq) membelanjakan wang yg banyak: he spent a ~ extending his house, dia membelanjakan wang yg banyak utk membesarkan rumahnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| frugal | adj 1. thrifty, economical, (ber)jimat(-cermat), (ber)hemat: a ~ housewife, suri rumah yg jimat; he led a very ~ life, dia hidup berjimat; 2. not costly, tdk mahal: a ~ meal, makanan tdk mahal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |