How to Pronounce "expensive"
word
/ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/
ik-SPEN-siv
/ɛkspˈɛnsɪv/
ik-SPEN-siv
Definition
If something is expensive, it costs a lot of money compared with similar things or with what people usually expect to pay.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/
British English
/ɛkspˈɛnsɪv/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
ik-SPEN-siv
UK
ik-SPEN-siv
Listen in Context
This bag is expensive.
The hotel was too expensive for us.
New phones are more expensive than before.
I'd love to go, but that restaurant is a bit expensive.