exclusive

ex·clu·sive  (k-sklsv)

adj.

1. Excluding or tending to exclude: exclusive barriers.

2. Not allowing something else; incompatible: mutually exclusive conditions.

3. Not divided or shared with others: exclusive publishing rights.

4. Not accompanied by others; single or sole: your exclusive function.

5. Complete; undivided: gained their exclusive attention.

6. Not including the specified extremes or limits, but only the area between them: 20-25, exclusive; that is, 21, 22, 23 and 24.

7. Excluding some or most, as from membership or participation: an exclusive club.

8. Catering to a wealthy clientele; expensive: exclusive shops.

9. Linguistics Of, relating to, or being a first person plural pronoun that excludes the addressee, such as we in the sentence Chris and I will be in town tomorrow, so we can stop by your office.

n.

1. A news item initially released to only one publication or broadcaster.

2. An exclusive right or privilege, as to market a product.

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ex·clusive·ly adv.

ex·clusive·ness, exclu·sivi·ty (kskl-sv-t) n.

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exclusive [ɪkˈskluːsɪv]

adj

1. excluding all else; rejecting other considerations, possibilities, events, etc. an exclusive preoccupation with money

2. belonging to a particular individual or group and to no other; not shared exclusive rights an exclusive story

3. belonging to or catering for a privileged minority, esp a fashionable clique an exclusive restaurant

4. (postpositive; foll by to) limited (to); found only (in) this model is exclusive to Harrods

5. single; unique; only the exclusive means of transport on the island was the bicycle

6. separate and incompatible mutually exclusive principles

7. (immediately postpositive) not including the numbers, dates, letters, etc., mentioned 1980-84 exclusive

8. (postpositive; foll by of) except (for); not taking account (of) exclusive of bonus payments, you will earn this amount

9. (Business / Commerce) Commerce (of a contract, agreement, etc.) binding the parties to do business only with each other with respect to a class of goods or services

10. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic (of a disjunction) true if only one rather than both of its component propositions is true Compare inclusive [5]

n

(Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) an exclusive story; a story reported in only one newspaper

exclusively  adv

exclusivity  [ˌɛkskluːˈsɪvɪtɪ], exclusiveness n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	exclusive - a news report that is reported first by one news organization; "he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials" scoop news report, write up, account, report, story - a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
Adj.	1.	exclusive - not divided or shared with others; "they have exclusive use of the machine"; "sole rights of publication" sole unshared - not shared
	2.	exclusive - excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority; "exclusive clubs"; "an exclusive restaurants and shops" inclusive - including much or everything; and especially including stated limits; "an inclusive art form"; "an inclusive fee"; "his concept of history is modern and inclusive"; "from Monday to Friday inclusive"
	3.	exclusive - not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective; "judging a contest with a single eye"; "a single devotion to duty"; "undivided affection"; "gained their exclusive attention" undivided, single concentrated - gathered together or made less diffuse; "their concentrated efforts"; "his concentrated attention"; "concentrated study"; "a narrow thread of concentrated ore"

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exclusive

adjective

1. select, fashionable, stylish, private, limited, choice, narrow, closed, restricted, elegant, posh (informal, chiefly Brit.), chic, selfish, classy (slang), restrictive, aristocratic, high-class, swish (informal, chiefly Brit.), up-market, snobbish, top-drawer, ritzy (slang), high-toned, clannish, discriminative, cliquish He is a member of Britain's most exclusive club.
select open, public, common, popular, communal, unrestricted

2. sole, only, full, whole, single, private, complete, total, entire, unique, absolute, undivided, unshared We have exclusive use of a 60-foot boat.
sole shared, partial, inclusive, nonexclusive

3. entire, full, whole, complete, total, absolute, undivided She wants her father's exclusive attention.

4. limited, unique, restricted, confined, peculiar Infatuations are not exclusive to the very young.

exclusive of except for, excepting, excluding, ruling out, not including, omitting, not counting, leaving aside, debarring All charges are exclusive of value added tax.

Translations

exclusive [ɪksˈkluːsɪv]

A. ADJ

1. (= for nobody else) [information, use, interview, pictures] → exclusivo
an exclusive report/story (Press) → un reportaje en exclusiva
to have (the) exclusive rights to sth → tener la exclusiva or los derechos exclusivos para algo
many of their designs are exclusive to our store → muchos de sus diseños son exclusivos nuestros

2. (= select) [area, club, resort, restaurant] → selecto, exclusivo
we attended an exclusive gathering of theatre people → asistimos a una selecta reunión de gente del teatro

3. (= undivided) [interest, attention] → exclusivo

4. (= not inclusive) from 1st to 15th exclusive → del 1 al 15 exclusive
exclusive of sth → sin incluir algo, excluyendo algo
exclusive of postage and packing → gastos mpl de envío y empaquetado exclusivos, sin incluir gastos de envío y empaquetado
exclusive of taxes → impuestos mpl excluidos → excluyendo los impuestos
see also mutually

B. N (Press) (= story) → exclusiva f, reportaje m en exclusiva

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exclusive [ɪkˈskluːsɪv]

adj

(= elitist) [institution] → exclusif/ive

[club, district] → sélect(e)

(= private) [use] → privé(e)

[item of news, interview] → en exclusivité

(= restricted) to be exclusive to → se trouver exclusivement dans
mutually exclusive → qui s'excluent l'un l'autre
to be mutually exclusive → s'exclure l'un l'autre exclusive rights

to be exclusive of tax [price, charge] → ne pas inclure les taxes, ne pas comprendre les taxes
to be exclusive of postage [price] → ne pas inclure les frais d'envoi, ne pas comprendre les frais d'envoi

n (= news) → exclusivité f

adv → exclusivement
from 1 to 15 March exclusive → du 1er au 15 mars exclusivement, du 1er au 15 mars exclu

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exclusive

adj

(= select) → exklusiv

(= unshared, unique) use, control → alleinig, ausschließlich; story → exklusiv; exclusive interview → Exklusivinterview nt; exclusive offer → Exklusivangebot nt; an offer exclusive to our readers/to Smith’s → ein Exklusivangebot für unsere Leser/bei Smith; exclusive property → Alleineigentum nt; exclusive rights to something → Alleinrechte pl → an etw (dat); (Press) → Exklusivrechte pl → an etw (dat); exclusive rights to coverage of the Olympic Games → Exklusivrechte für die Berichterstattung bei den Olympischen Spielen; to have exclusive use of a room → einen Raum für sich allein haben; this is the exclusive preserve of the privileged → das ist die ungeteilte Domäne der Privilegierten

(= not inclusive) → exklusive inv; our terms are exclusive → unsere Bedingungen verstehen sich exklusive; exclusive of taxes/postage and packing (Comm) → exklusive Steuern/Porto und Verpackung; mutually exclusive → einander ausschließend; they are mutually exclusive → sie schließen einander aus

n (Press: = story) → Exklusivbericht m; (= interview) → Exklusivinterview nt; the story was a Times exclusive → die Geschichte wurde exklusiv von der Times gebracht

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exclusive [ɪksˈkluːsɪv] adj

a. (gen, club) → esclusivo/a; (district) → snob inv; (interest, attention) → totale
exclusive agency agreement (Comm) → accordo di esclusiva
exclusive rights → diritti mpl esclusivi
an interview exclusive to ... → un'intervista in esclusiva a...

b. (not including) exclusive of postage → spese postali escluse
exclusive of service → servizio escluso
exclusive of VAT → IVA esclusa

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exclusive

adj exclusive [ikˈskluːsiv]

1 tending to exclude. uitsluitend باسْتِثْناء изключителен výlučný afvisende ausschließend που αποκλείει exclusivo välistav انحصاری؛ دربستی valikoiva exclusif בִּלעַדִי निवारक ekskluzivan, isključiv kizárólagos eksklusif einskorðaður, sem útilokar esclusivo 排除する 모순되는 ypatingas, išimtinis izslēdzošs; izņēmuma- eksklusif uitsluitend avvisende wykluczający exclusivo exclusiv исключительный výlučný izključevalen isključujući uteslutande การแยกออกไป hesaba katılmaksızın 除外的 такий, що виключає مستثنی رکھنے کا حامی loại trừ 除外的

2 (of a group etc) not easily or readily mixing with others or allowing others in a very exclusive club. kieskeurig خاص недостъпен exkluzivní eksklusiv; selektiv exklusiv που προορίζεται μόνο για μέλη, κλειστός selecto, exclusivo kinnine اختصاصی؛ ویژه eksklusiivinen fermé יוּקרָתִי विशिष्ट ekskluzivan zártkörű tertutup einka-; ekki opinn hverjum sem er esclusivo 排他的な 배타적인 išskirtinis, uždaras noslēgts; nepieejams tertutup exclusief fornem, eksklusiv ekskluzywny exclusivo exclusivist привилегированный exkluzívny zaprt(ega tipa) ekskluzivan exklusiv, sluten ซึ่งกีดกันคนนอก çok özel, ayrıcalıklı 排外的 ексклюзивний منتخب riêng biệt 排外的

3 given to only one individual or group etc The story is exclusive to this newspaper. eksklusief مَقْصور على فِئَةٍ مُعَيَّنَه единствен výhradní med eneret ausschließlich αποκλειστικός en exclusiva ainuõiguslikult kuuluv انحصاری؛ خاص yksinomainen publié en exclusivité (dans) בִּלעַדִי विशेष isključiv exkluzív eksklusif einka- in esclusiva 独占の 유일한, 혼자만의 išimtinai skirtas ekskluzīvs, vienīgs eksklusif exclusief ene-; særlig, spesiell wyłączny, zastrzeżony exclusivo (publi­cat/transmis) în exclusivitate (de) эксклюзивный výhradný izključno namenjen ekskluzivan med ensamrätt ที่ผูกขาด herkese açık olmayan 獨有的 виключний جس کی رسائی کسی ایک تک ہی ہو dành riêng 独有的

4 fashionable and expensive exclusive shops/restaurants. deftig فاخِر моден vybraný eksklusiv; mondæn vornehm μοντέρνος και ακριβός selecto peen, kallis اعیانی؛ دارای مشتریان ویژه hieno sélect יוּקרָתִי फैशनेबल और महंगा ekskluzivan előkelő mewah dan mahal fínn, dÿr esclusivo 高級な 독점적인 prabangus, pirmaklasis izmeklēts mewah dan mahal exclusief fasjonabel, eksklusiv ekskluzywny exclusivo/selecto select роскошный vybraný prvovrsten ekskluzivan exklusiv, lyxig ที่ทันสมัยและราคาแพง seçkin, kibar 高級的 першорядний; відмінний امتیازی độc đáo 高级的

adv exˈclusively

uitsluitend, uitsluitlik بالأقْتِصار على، على وَجْه الخُصوص изключително výhradně eksklusivt; mondænt nur αποκλειστικά exclusivamente ainult منحصراً؛ صرفاً yksinomaan exclusivement בִּלעָדִית अनन्य रूप से, केवल, सिर्फ ekskluzivno kizárólagosan secara tertutup aðeins, eingöngu esclusivamente もっぱら 배타적으로 išimtinai izņēmuma kārtā; tikai; vienīgi dengan eksklusif uitsluitend eksklusivt, med enerett wyłącznie exclusivamente (în mod) exclusiv; numai исключительно výhradne izključno ekskluzivno uteslutande, enbart, endast แต่ผู้เดียว yalnız, sırf 排外地 ексклюзивно, виключно خاص طور سے dành riêng 排外地

n exˈclusiveness

uitsluitendheid, eksklusiwiteit, afsonderlikheid إقْتِصارعلى неостъпност výlučnost eksklusivitet; fornemhed; selektivitet die Exklusivität αποκλειστικότητα exclusividad valivus انحصاری بودن valikoivuus caractère exclusif (de) בִּלעָדִיוּת अनन्य ekskluzivnost exkluzív jelleg ketertutupan það að vera útilokandi esclusività 排他性 배타성 prabangumas, uždarumas nepieejamība; izmeklētība berkaitan eksklusif exclusiviteit fornemhet; det som avviser/er eksklusivt ekskluzywność exclusividade exclusivitate исключительность výlučnosť ekskluzivnost ekskluzivnost exklusivitet การผูกขาด seçkinlik 專有權 ексклюзивність, виключність اختصاص tính chất riêng biệt 专有权

exclusive of

excluding That is the price of the meal exclusive of service charge. uitsluitend باسْتِثْناء като не се смята bez undtagen außer εξαιρουμένου excluyendo, sin incluir välja arvatud بدون در نظر گرفتن؛ جدا از pois lukien non compris לֹא כּוֹלֵל को छोड़ कर ne računajući nem számítva tidak termasuk að frátöldum, fyrir utan escluso ～を除いた ...을 제외하고 neskaitant neskaitot tidak termasuk niet inbegrepen ikke iberegnet, eksklusive wyłączając, nie licząc excluindo exclusiv без; не считая bez brez isključujući exklusive ยกเว้น ...-i hariç tutarak, hesaba katmaksızın 不包括 за винятком بلا شرکت không bao gồm 不计及