spendy

adjective

ˈspen-dē 

spendier; spendiest

chiefly Northwestern US : expensive

Synonyms

• big-ticket
• costly
• dear
• expensive
• extravagant
• high
• high-end
• high-ticket
• precious
• premium
• priceless
• pricey
• pricy
• ultraexpensive
• valuable

Examples of spendy in a Sentence

Seattle is generally credited with transforming coffee from a workaday drink to a trendy and spendy beverage.

Recent Examples on the Web

For those working behind the scenes, Amazon’s sprawling, stunning and spendy fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is marked by a secrecy not unlike the clandestine creation of the titular gold bands in J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy world. —Joe Lynch, Billboard, 19 Aug. 2024

Forget the spendy option and get a seriously great affordable smartphone instead. —Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 1 Aug. 2024

Napa may get flak for its spendy resorts and hotels, but a yurt stay at Calistoga’s Bothe-Napa Valley State Park makes for an economical – and beautiful – way to enjoy a wine country weekend without breaking the bank. —Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024

So when the craving for vinegary rice and raw fish comes around like clockwork, the spendy devil on my shoulder trying to convince me to order takeout, supermarket sushi is my ever-reliable angel on the other. —Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 23 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above