costliness
State of expense
Costliness is the quality of being expensive or requiring significant sacrifice.
The word applies to monetary expense the costliness of healthcare but extends to other kinds of price: the costliness of war in human lives.
Unlike cost, which is neutral, costliness often implies something is too expensive or demands too much.
Costing much money
- overpricedCosting more than warranted
- steepRising at sharp angle
- prohibitivePreventing through excess
- unaffordableToo costly to buy
pricey · extravagant · excessive · outrageous · sky-high · inordinate · inflated · exorbitant
Premium quality tier
- premiumAdded cost for better
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- designerOne who plans appearances
- lavishAbundant beyond necessity
sumptuous · opulent · extravagant · elite · upscale · deluxe · plush · posh
Money paid out
- outlayMoney paid for something
- priceMonetary value assigned
- chargeCost or accusation
- feePayment for service
payment · spending · overhead · budget · billing · invoice · tariff · toll
Importance or price
- valuationAssessment of monetary worth
- appraisalEstimation of worth
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- pricingEstablishing monetary amounts charged
estimation · evaluation · market value · price tag · asking price · sticker price · fair value · price point
expensive
Costing much money
- overpricedCosting more than warranted
- steepRising at sharp angle
- prohibitivePreventing through excess
unaffordable · pricey · extravagant · excessive · outrageous · sky-high · inordinate · inflated · exorbitant · gouging
high-end
Premium quality tier
lavish · sumptuous · opulent · extravagant · elite · upscale · deluxe · plush · posh · swank
expenditure
Money paid out
fee · payment · spending · overhead · budget · billing · invoice · tariff · toll · rate
value
Importance or price
- valuationAssessment of monetary worth
- appraisalEstimation of worth
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
pricing · estimation · evaluation · market value · price tag · asking price · sticker price · fair value · price point · bottom line
costlinesscheapness
Low price quality
inexpensiveness · affordability · economy · reasonableness · accessibility
costlinesseconomy
System of trade and production
frugality · thriftiness · cost-effectiveness · value · efficiency
cost, costly, accost, costing, costed, costlier, costliest, costive