| 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 |
| penny | pineapples are expensive in England but here they are ten a ~, buah nanas mahal di England tetapi berlambak-lambak di sini; actresses are ten a ~ in Hollywood, aktres-aktres bersepah-sepah di Hollywood. | 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 |
| much | b. too expensive, /terlalu, terlampau/ mahal: $50 is too ~ for that calculator, $50 terlalu mahal utk kalkulator itu; c. also a bit ~, intolerable, melampau, keterlaluan: first you asked me to pay off al | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sticky | 10. (colloq) unacceptably high, expensive, mahal, tinggi: the customs officer charged him a ~ duty on it, pegawai kastam itu mengenakan cukai yg tinggi thdp barang itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| necessarily | adv semestinya: nice things are not ~ expensive, benda-benda yg cantik tdk semestinya mahal; compiling a dictionary is ~ slow, menyusun kamus semestinya lambat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| swanky | adj (colloq) 1. fashionable and expensive, posh, mewah: he drove around in a ~ car, dia memandu berkeliling dgn sebuah kereta mewah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| curio | n barang (yg) aneh, kurio: she collects expensive ~s, dia mengumpul barang-barang aneh yg mahal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| long-life | adj tahan lama: ~ batteries are usually more expensive, bateri yg tahan lama biasanya lebih mahal; a carton of ~ milk, satu kartun susu yg tahan lama. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| leather | n kulit: articles made of real ~ are usually expensive, barang-barang yg dibuat drpd kulit asli biasanya mahal; ~ gloves, sarung tangan kulit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |