exclusive

ex·clu·sive

 (ĭk-sklo͞o′sĭv)

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: 10-14, exclusive; that is, 11, 12, and 13.

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

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

9. Linguistics Relating to or being a first person plural pronoun that excludes the addressee, such as we in the sentence Pat and I are in town, so we can meet you for lunch.

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·clu′sive·ly adv.

ex·clu′sive·ness, ex′clu·siv′i·ty (ĕk′sklo͞o-sĭv′ĭ-tē) 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. (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. (foll by: of) except (for); not taking account (of): exclusive of bonus payments, you will earn this amount.

9. (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. (Logic) logic (of a disjunction) true if only one rather than both of its component propositions is true. Compare inclusive⁵

n

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

exˈclusively adv

exclusivity, exˈclusiveness n

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ex•clu•sive

(ɪkˈsklu sɪv, -zɪv)

adj.

1. not admitting of something else; incompatible: mutually exclusive plans of action.

2. omitting from consideration or account (often fol. by of): a profit of ten percent, exclusive of taxes.

3. limited to that which is designated: exclusive attention to business.

4. shutting out all others from a part or share: an exclusive right to film the novel.

5. expensive or fashionable: exclusive shops.

6. single or sole.

7. disposed to resist the admission of outsiders to membership, association, intimacy, etc.: an exclusive circle of friends.

8. excluding or tending to exclude, as from use or possession: exclusive laws.

9. (of a first person plural pronoun) excluding the person addressed, as we in We'll see you later. Compare inclusive (def. 3).

n.

10. a news story obtained by a newspaper along with the privilege of using it first.

11. an exclusive right or privilege.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin]

ex•clu′sive•ly, adv.

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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.

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exclusive

adjective

1. Not divided among or shared with others:

single, sole.

2. Singled out in preference:

choice, chosen, elect, select.

3. Not diffused or dispersed:

concentrated, intensive, undivided, unswerving, whole.

4. Catering to, used by, or admitting only the wealthy or socially superior:

fancy, posh, swank, swanky.

Informal: ritzy.

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Translations

باسْتِثْناءخاصفاخِرمَقْصور على فِئَةٍ مُعَيَّنَه

eksklusivmed eneretmondænselektiv

ausschließlichexklusivvornehmausschließend

αποκλειστικός

exclusivoselecto

exclusiffermésélect

exkluzív

einka-einka-; ekki opinn hverjum sem ereinskorîaîur, sem útilokarfínn, dÿr

esclusivoincompatibile

išimtinai skirtasišskirtinispirmaklasisprabangumasuždarumas

ekskluzīvs, vienīgsizmeklētsizņēmuma-izslēdzošsnepieejams

eksklusivene-fasjonabel

эксклюзивный

výlučný

ekskluziven

ayrıcalıklıçok özelherkese açık olmayanhesaba katılmaksızınkibar

排外的独有的除外的高级的

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

(ikˈskluːsiv) adjective

1. tending to exclude. uitsluitend باسْتِثْناء изключителен exclusivo výlučný ausschließend afvisende που αποκλείει exclusivo välistav انحصاری؛ دربستی valikoiva exclusifבלעדי निवारक ekskluzivan, isključiv kizárólagos eksklusif einskorðaður, sem útilokar esclusivo 排除する 모순되는 ypatingas, išimtinis izslēdzošs; izņēmuma- eksklusif uitsluitendavvisende wykluczający ځانله (دڅوكسو دپاره)، ځانګړى، انحصار، ټول، خاص 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 exclusivo exkluzivní exklusiv eksklusiv; selektiv που προορίζεται μόνο για μέλη, κλειστόςselecto, 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 exclusieffornem, eksklusivekskluzywny خاص 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 exclusivo výhradní ausschließlich med eneret αποκλειστικός en exclusiva ainuõiguslikult kuuluv انحصاری؛ خاص yksinomainen publié en exclusivité (dans) בלעדי विशेष isključiv exkluzív eksklusif einka- in esclusiva 独占の 유일한, 혼자만의 išimtinai skirtas ekskluzīvs, vienīgs eksklusif exclusiefene-; særlig, spesiell wyłączny, zastrzeżony انحصاری exclusivo (publi­cat/transmis) în exclusivitate (de) эксклюзивный výhradný izključno namenjen ekskluzivan med ensamrätt ที่ผูกขาด herkese açık olmayan 獨家的，專用的 виключний جس کی رسائی کسی ایک تک ہی ہو dành riêng 独有的

4. fashionable and expensive. exclusive shops/restaurants. deftig فاخِر моден exclusivo/seleto vybraný vornehm eksklusiv; mondæn 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 exclusieffasjonabel, eksklusivekskluzywny د خاصو اخيستونكو درلودل exclusivo/selecto select роскошный vybraný prvovrsten ekskluzivan exklusiv, lyxig ที่ทันสมัยและราคาแพง seçkin, kibar 高級的 першорядний; відмінний امتیازی độc đáo 高级的

exˈclusively adverb

uitsluitend, uitsluitlik بالأقْتِصار على، على وَجْه الخُصوص изключително exclusivamente výhradně nur eksklusivt; mondænt αποκλειστικάexclusivamente 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 uitsluitendeksklusivt, med enerettwyłącznie په ځانګړې تو ګه، په خاص ډول، په ټوله معنى exclusivamente (în mod) exclusiv; numai исключительно výhradne izključno ekskluzivno uteslutande, enbart, endast แต่ผู้เดียว yalnız, sırf 排外地，獨家地，專用地 ексклюзивно, виключно خاص طور سے dành riêng 排外地

exˈclusiveness noun

uitsluitendheid, eksklusiwiteit, afsonderlikheid إقْتِصارعلى неостъпност exclusividade výlučnost die Exklusivität eksklusivitet; fornemhed; selektivitet αποκλειστικότηταexclusividad valivus انحصاری بودن valikoivuus caractère exclusif (de) בלעדיות अनन्य ekskluzivnost exkluzív jelleg ketertutupan það að vera útilokandi esclusività 排他性 배타성 prabangumas, uždarumas nepieejamība; izmeklētība berkaitan eksklusif exclusiviteitfornemhet; det som avviser/er eksklusivt ekskluzywność ځانله والى، ځانګړى توب exclusividade exclusivitate исключительность výlučnosť ekskluzivnost ekskluzivnost exklusivitet การผูกขาด seçkinlik 除外，排他，獨家，專用 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 excluindo bez außer undtagen 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 inbegrepenikke iberegnet, eksklusivewyłączając, nie licząc لرى له،په نه نظر كى نيونه excluindo exclusiv без; не считая bez brez isključujući exklusive ไม่รวม ...-i hariç tutarak, hesaba katmaksızın 不包括 за винятком بلا شرکت không bao gồm 不计及

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exclusive

a. exclusivo-a.

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