spendy

adjective

ˈspen-dē How to pronounce spendy (audio)
Definition of spendynext
chiefly Northwest
as in expensive
commanding a large price Seattle is generally credited with transforming coffee from a workaday drink to a trendy and spendy beverage

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Recent Examples of spendy Meta has for some time been on a spendy AI hiring spree in a bid to grab the best talent on the market and address what CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes are lackluster results. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025 When my grocery and laundry weeks line up, that’s always spendy, plus getting a birthday gift. — R29 Team, Refinery29, 5 Sep. 2025 Rodgers’s onetime home is among the most expensive listings currently available in Connecticut outside of the famously spendy town of Greenwich. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 July 2025 At $37, the roll is pretty spendy, considering the scant lobster on the bun. — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 7 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for spendy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spendy
  1. expensive
  2. valuable
  3. costly
Adjective
  • The purchase set the record for the most expensive home ever sold in Miami-Dade County.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • European consumers have lagged behind the rest of the world in adopting AC, due to high energy costs, expensive installation fees and restrictions on retrofitting the continent’s older buildings.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of expensive
Adjective
  • The now-defunct Broward airline has chosen a lead bidder in the auction of its former corporate headquarters in Dania Beach, among its most valuable assets.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • Shares rose 470% on their first day, making the chipmaker the most valuable company listed in mainland China.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 29 July 2026
Definition of valuable
Adjective
  • Utility costs are climbing nationwide as demand surges to feed energy-hungry data centers, and climate change spurs costly upgrades.
    — Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Li also pushes back on the idea that greener always means costlier.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of costly

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