A2 — Elementaryadjective
costoso
costly, expensive
Synonyms (≈ similar meaning)
carodispendiososalatolussuoso
Antonyms (≠ opposite meaning)
economicoconvenienteaccessibilea buon mercato
Usage note
'Costoso' and 'caro' are near-synonyms. 'Salato' is colloquial ('il conto era salato' = the bill was steep). 'Dispendioso' = costly in time/resources.
Example
"Le riparazioni della macchina sono state molto costose."
"The car repairs were very costly."
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