costly

Pahalı; çok para gerektiren

Expensive; requiring a large amount of money to buy or do.

• The repairs to the car were extremely costly.
• We can't afford such a costly vacation this year.
• The university's decision to renovate the historic library proved costly, consuming nearly half of the annual maintenance budget.
• Implementing renewable energy infrastructure can be costly in the short term, though it offers long-term economic benefits.
• The pharmaceutical company abandoned the clinical trial after determining that further research would be too costly without guaranteed results.
• Delays in construction projects are often costly, resulting in penalty fees and increased labor expenses for contractors.

Eş anlamlılar: expensive, dear, pricey, high-priced, steep

Zıt anlamlılar: cheap, inexpensive, affordable, economical

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Causing serious loss, damage, or suffering; having severe negative consequences.

• The mistake proved costly for the company.
• It was a costly error that led to their defeat.

Eş anlamlılar: damaging, harmful, disastrous, devastating, serious

Zıt anlamlılar: beneficial, harmless, minor, trivial