expensive car

collocation in English

meaningsofexpensiveandcar

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expensive
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈspen.sɪv/us
/ɪkˈspen.sɪv/
costing a lot ...
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car
noun[C]
uk
/kɑːr/us
/kɑːr/
a road vehicle with an engine, four wheels, and seats for a small number ...
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(Definition ofexpensiveandcarfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It was a brand new, quiteexpensivecar.
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Anexpensivecaris one that costs more than £12,000.
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We cannot afford anexpensivecar, and we drive a cheaper one.
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The new clause would double the limit for anexpensivecarfor current accounting periods.
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If a person is doing very well, he will have a larger and moreexpensivecar.
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Occasionally, a man decides that he needs theexpensivecarup front for his image.
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It is perhaps necessary to appreciate what happens when a business disposes of anexpensivecar.
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Has it not always been pointed out that theexpensivecarsaves money in the long run.
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I suggest that £24,000 is a more realistic definition of what is supposed to be anexpensivecar.
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If one pays the price for anexpensivecar, it must have the best security that the manufacturer can fit.
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The unfairness arises simply because the moreexpensivecarlasts longer and keeps its value better than the cheaper car.
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The maximum addition to earnings under the original proposals was to have been £3,400 a year for the mostexpensivecar.
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Since 1992, car prices have increased in nominal money terms and it is unrealistic to define anexpensivecaras one that costs more than £12,000.
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There is the implication that teachers do not need university education, and that it is rather in the class of having anexpensivecar.
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The mostexpensivecaron the market costs roughly £8,000 or £9,000, but the average claim for damage for write-off is probably £700 or £800.
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In 2012, crime in the city was among the reasons for moreexpensivecarinsurance.
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He received anexpensivecaras a reward for his achievements.
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It is no good producing anexpensivecarif people have to take it back to the dealer so many times that they are put off.
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Therefore, if somebody has a moreexpensivecar, his taxable income will be higher by virtue of the fact that the value of that car is greater.
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These include kicking her husband out of the house, spending money on anexpensivecar, and having an affair.
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Analysts speculated that the car could sell as high as 6 million, which would have made it the mostexpensivecarever sold at auction.
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Its current slogan is "impulsa tus sueos" (impulse your dreams) and is marketed towards people unable to afford anexpensivecar.
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For cars under budget, a $1,000 lessexpensivecaris slightly preferred, a $5,000 one is strongly preferred, and a $6,000 one is even more strongly preferred.
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This gives the option to purchase anexpensivecarand hit the circuit, or purchase an inexpensive car and put extra money towards upgrades right away.
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Although expected to be the mostexpensivecarever sold at auction at more than $12 million, the car did not find a buyer in the sealed auction.
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