Spanish Conversation · Level 90
60 words
Spanish word
costoso
Pronunciation
IPA/kosˈtoso/
Meaning
- adjectiveexpensive
Example
La cámara es costosa.
The camera is expensive.
More examples
Ese viaje es demasiado costoso para nosotros.
That trip is too expensive for us.
Core concept
A steep price tag.
Common phrases
demasiado costoso
too expensive
producto costoso
expensive product
servicio costoso
expensive service
Similar words
caro: High in price and common in everyday spoken language.
carísimo: Extremely high in price, indicating very great cost.
lujoso: Luxuriously made or richly decorated, conveying elegance and high quality.
exorbitante: Priced far above what is normal or reasonable; shockingly expensive.
Definition in Spanish
Señala que algo cuesta mucho dinero en comparación con lo habitual.
Word origin
From Spanish costo 'cost' plus the adjectival suffix -oso, literally 'full of cost' to mean something that involves a large expense.
Usage tips
- More formal than caro, costoso often appears in writing or formal speech and for quick comparisons speakers usually say más caro que instead of más costoso que.