costly

cost·ly  (kôstl)

adj. cost·li·er, cost·li·est

1. Of high price or value; expensive: costly jewelry.

2. Entailing loss or sacrifice: a costly war.

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costli·ness n.

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costly [ˈkɒstlɪ]

adj -lier, -liest

1. of great price or value; expensive

2. entailing great loss or sacrifice a costly victory

3. splendid; lavish

costliness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	costly - entailing great loss or sacrifice; "a dearly-won victory" dearly-won expensive - high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"
	2.	costly - having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant" high-priced, pricey, pricy, dear expensive - high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"

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costly

adjective

1. expensive, dear, stiff, excessive, steep (informal), highly-priced, exorbitant, extortionate Having curtains professionally made can be costly.
expensive reduced, fair, cheap, reasonable, low-priced, inexpensive, economical, dirt-cheap, cheapo (informal)

2. splendid, rich, valuable, precious, gorgeous, lavish, luxurious, sumptuous, priceless, opulent the exceptionally beautiful and costly cloths made in northern Italy

3. damaging, disastrous, harmful, catastrophic, loss-making, ruinous, deleterious If you follow the procedures correctly you will avoid costly mistakes.

Translations

costly [ˈkɒstlɪ] ADJ (costlier (compar) (costliest (superl))) (= expensive) (lit, fig) → costoso; (= valuable) → suntuoso

costly [ˈkɒstli] adj

(financially) → coûteux/euse

[mistake] → lourd(e) de conséquences
cost of living n → coût m de la vie
cost-of-living adjustment [kɒstəvˈlɪvɪŋ] n → indemnité f de vie chère
cost-of-living allowance n → indemnité f de vie chère
cost-of-living increase n → augmentation f de salaire indexée sur le coût de la vie
cost-of-living index n → indice m du coût de la vie
cost price n (British) → prix m coûtant, prix m de revient
to sell at cost price → vendre à prix coûtant
to buy at cost price → acheter à prix coûtant

costly

adj → teuer, kostspielig; tastes, habits → teuer; costly in terms of time/labour → zeitaufwendig or -aufwändig/arbeitsintensiv; running a car is a costly business → ein Auto zu unterhalten ist eine teure Angelegenheit

costly [ˈkɒstlɪ] adj → costoso/a, caro/a

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costly [ˈkɒstlɪ] adj → costoso/a, caro/a