exclusive
not admitting of something else; incompatible: mutually exclusive plans of action.
omitting from consideration or account (often followed by of): a profit of ten percent, exclusive of taxes.
limited to the object or objects designated: exclusive attention to business.
shutting out all others from a part or share: an exclusive right to film the novel.
fashionable; stylish: to patronize only the most exclusive clothing designers.
charging comparatively high prices; expensive: exclusive shops.
noting that in which no others have a share: exclusive information.
single or sole: the exclusive means of communication between two places.
disposed to resist the admission of outsiders to association, intimacy, etc.: an exclusive circle of intimate friends.
admitting only members of a socially restricted or very carefully selected group: an exclusive club.
excluding or tending to exclude or prohibit, as from use or possession: exclusive laws;exclusive restrictions on use of the property.
Grammar. (of the first person plural) not including the person or persons spoken to, as we in We'll see you later.: Compare inclusive (def. 7).
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.
an exclusive right or privilege: to have an exclusive on providing fuel oil to the area.
Origin of exclusive
1Other words for exclusive
Opposites for exclusive
Other words from exclusive
- ex·clu·sive·ly, adverb
- ex·clu·siv·i·ty [eks-kloo-siv-i-tee], /ˌɛks kluˈsɪv ɪ ti/, ex·clu·sive·ness, noun
- non·ex·clu·sive, adjective
- pre·ex·clu·sive, adjective
- sem·i·ex·clu·sive, adjective
- ul·tra·ex·clu·sive, adjective
- un·ex·clu·sive, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for exclusive
/ (ɪkˈskluːsɪv) /
excluding all else; rejecting other considerations, possibilities, events, etc: an exclusive preoccupation with money
belonging to a particular individual or group and to no other; not shared: exclusive rights; an exclusive story
belonging to or catering for a privileged minority, esp a fashionable clique: an exclusive restaurant
(postpositive foll by to) limited (to); found only (in): this model is exclusive to Harrods
single; unique; only: the exclusive means of transport on the island was the bicycle
separate and incompatible: mutually exclusive principles
(immediately postpositive) not including the numbers, dates, letters, etc, mentioned: 1980–84 exclusive
(postpositive foll by of) except (for); not taking account (of): exclusive of bonus payments, you will earn this amount
commerce (of a contract, agreement, etc) binding the parties to do business only with each other with respect to a class of goods or services
logic (of a disjunction) true if only one rather than both of its component propositions is true: Compare inclusive (def. 5)
an exclusive story; a story reported in only one newspaper
Derived forms of exclusive
- exclusively, adverb
- exclusivity (ˌɛkskluːˈsɪvɪtɪ) or exclusiveness, noun
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