costly

adjective

Stress: first syllable

Syllables: cost-ly (2)
English Definition

Costing a lot of money; expensive.

Example Sentence

This car is very costly to maintain.

US IPA /ˈkɔːstli/
UK IPA /ΛˆΙ’stli/

Synonyms

expensive dear pricy valuable

Antonyms

cheap inexpensive