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 The hotel is big with business travelers, and attracts a loyal following of spendy travlers. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026 In California’s spendy cities, living comfortably costs more than almost anywhere else. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026 Some of its tablets are also more spendy, including a $100 increase for the Galaxy Tab S11. — ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for spendy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spendy
  1. expensive
  2. valuable
  3. costly
Adjective
  • But for Cubans like himself, who don’t have family in the United States, the service is so expensive as to be out of reach.
    — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • But after a series of expensive hurricanes — Katrina, Sandy, Harvey — the National Flood Insurance Program went into debt.
    — Brian New, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of expensive
Adjective
  • As artificial intelligence transforms the job market and rising living costs squeeze family budgets, the University of California system is making the case that its degrees remain valuable investments.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • Those types of players are still enormously valuable because many of their skills are always valuable.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of valuable
Adjective
  • Being right eventually is not always enough because time is costly.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • The attacks have inflicted lasting damage that will be costly to fix.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of costly

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