noun
A direct loanword from English, used in casual or trendy contexts to describe something as costly. Less common than native words like 高い (たかい).
このレストラン、ちょっとエクスペンシブじゃない？
Isn't this restaurant a bit expensive?
エクスペンシブな時計を買っちゃった。
I ended up buying an expensive watch.
The standard Japanese word for 'expensive'. エクスペンシブ is a casual loanword with a more trendy or playful nuance.
Borrowed from English 'expensive'.