Meaning
costly, expensive
- Requiring a large expenditure of money, time, or energy
In a sentence
Ristrutturare quella vecchia casa si è rivelato un progetto molto dispendioso.
Renovating that old house turned out to be a very costly project.
Mantenere due automobili in città è diventato troppo dispendioso per noi.
Maintaining two cars in the city has become too expensive for us.
L'azienda ha abbandonato quel piano perché richiedeva investimenti troppo dispendiosi.
The company abandoned that plan because it required excessively costly investments.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| dispendioso | masculine · singular |
| dispendiosa | feminine · singular |
| dispendiosi | masculine · plural |
| dispendiose | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Formal alternative to 'costoso' or 'caro', often used for projects, lifestyles, or maintenance.