pretty penny

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dear adj.
expensive adj.
king's ransom n.

ADJECTIVE

dear

Synonyms

STRONGEST

valuable

STRONG

fancy high steep stiff

WEAK

an arm and a leg at a premium cher costly high-priced out of sight overpriced pricey prized

Antonyms

STRONG

moderate soft

WEAK

cheap common despised hateful inexpensive low-priced unimportant valueless worthless

ADJECTIVE

expensive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

costly extravagant fancy high lavish overpriced pricey upscale valuable

WEAK

an arm and a leg at a premium big-ticket dear excessive exorbitant highway robbery holdup immoderate inordinate invaluable out of sight plush posh rich ritzy sky-high steep stiff swank too high uneconomical unreasonable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

economical reasonable unimportant worthless

WEAK

cheap inexpensive low-priced moderate

NOUN

king's ransom

Synonyms

WEAK

El Dorado Golconda end of the rainbow good sum land of milk and honey large sum pot of gold riches of Solomon tidy sum weight in gold

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pretty penny

If you have a bad accident, therefore, prepare to pay a pretty penny out of pocket.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

According to the paper, Andrews planned to sell the tape for "a pretty penny".

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

The most expensive are “proven” seeds, meaning people wait years to see how they perform with other growers before agreeing to spend a pretty penny.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2025

As the premier certified dog training company in the area, we could charge a pretty penny for our services.

From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2025

“Sure did. Fetched a pretty penny for it, too. God bless home equity and hipsters lookin’ to ‘revitalize’ or whatever the heck they’re calling it.”

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

pretty penny

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