ex·clu·sive
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Audio Help [ik-skloo-siv, -ziv] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–noun
| 1. | not admitting of something else; incompatible: mutually exclusive plans of action. |
| 2. | omitting from consideration or account (often fol. by of): a profit of ten percent, exclusive of taxes. |
| 3. | limited to the object or objects designated: exclusive attention to business. |
| 4. | shutting out all others from a part or share: an exclusive right to film the novel. |
| 5. | fashionable; stylish: to patronize only the most exclusive designers. |
| 6. | charging comparatively high prices; expensive: exclusive shops. |
| 7. | noting that in which no others have a share: exclusive information. |
| 8. | single or sole: the exclusive means of communication between two places. |
| 9. | disposed to resist the admission of outsiders to association, intimacy, etc.: an exclusive circle of intimate friends. |
| 10. | admitting only members of a socially restricted or very carefully selected group: an exclusive club. |
| 11. | excluding or tending to exclude, as from use or possession: exclusive laws. |
| 12. | Grammar. (of the first person plural) excluding the person or persons spoken to, as we in We'll see you later. Compare inclusive (def. 4). |
| 13. | Journalism. a piece of news, or the reporting of a piece of news, obtained by a newspaper or other news organization, along with the privilege of using it first. |
| 14. | an exclusive right or privilege: to have an exclusive on providing fuel oil to the area. |
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ex·clu·sive·ly, adverb
—Synonyms 9. select, narrow, clannish, snobbish, restrictive, cliquish, illiberal.
—Antonyms 2. inclusive.
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| exclusive of
prep. Not including or considering: bought the house, exclusive of the outbuildings. |
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exclusive of
excluding
Example: That is the price of the meal exclusive of service charge.
See also: exclusiveExample: That is the price of the meal exclusive of service charge.
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