Search for crossword answers and clues
Exceeding the usual rate
Answer for the clue "Exceeding the usual rate ", 6 letters:
pricey
Alternative clues for the word pricey
Word definitions for pricey in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant" [syn: costly , dear(p) , high-priced , pricy ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context informal English) expensive, dear
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB too ▪ The Pinot Noirs on the list were too pricey . ▪ Male speaker Certainly I'd be willing to try it - but I always think it seems to be a little bit too pricey . EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Let's not eat here ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also pricy , "expensive," 1932, from price (n.) + -y (2).
Usage examples of pricey.
Deerline Mountains ran right up to the southern edge of Inkosi City, with a couple of the pricier suburban areas scattered around its lower slopes.
Yet she buys from posh London shops, has panniers of pricey victuals delivered by yak drovers each rustic dawn.
The Bella Gata Boutique was in what at first appearance seemed to be a run-down part of the city, but the surrounding shops, though drab on the outside, actually housed rather pricey goods.
In lieu of the pricier privacy screens, there were manual shades at the windows that did absolutely nothing to cut the street or sky noise.
This meant I exchanged my polo shirt for a navy one of a lighter weight and pricier designer label.
Each night, over dinner at progressively pricier restaurants, I get the anti-sex manifesto all the way from soup to nuts.
The general rule in antiques is, the pricier the antique, the more serious are the contenders for its throne.
Tannim had switched it on him for a pricier model with a CD player in it.
Unlike in the United States, where the Russians seemed to hang out in such working-class neighborhoods as Brighton Beach in New York, the Mafiya was apparently situated in pricier digs here.
Decks just above and below the atrium, which functioned as the midpoint in Cirrus, held the pricier, more respectable restaurants and stores.
Decks just above and below main atrium, midpoint in Cirrus, held the pricier, more respectable restaurants and stores.
To sit in the ultraswank and modern 1950s Vista Dome Car with elevated seating and a glass top, you must opt for the pricier lunch or dinner served within it.
Deerline Mountains ran right up to the southern edge of Inkosi City, with a couple of the pricier suburban areas scattered around its lower slopes.
Millsport single malt, probably one of the pricier western rim distilleries.
She felt as powerful as she had ever been, ready to wrestle with the Allview for a slot higher up on the main menu, more cross promotion with other shows, better guest stars, and pricier audience giveaways.