exclusive

🇺🇸 /ɪkˈskluːsɪv/ 🇬🇧 /ɪkˈskluːsɪv/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-B2
adjective
C1

Only for one person or group to use.

This hotel has exclusive access to the private beach.

C1

Not open to many people, especially those from different social classes.

He joined an exclusive club that only accepts a few members.

C1

High quality and expensive, not for everyone.

She wears exclusive designer clothes that are very costly.

C1

Focused only on one thing, not including others.

His exclusive attention to work made him successful.

R

Not including something.

The price is exclusive of taxes and fees.

R

Cannot be true at the same time as something else.

The two choices are not mutually exclusive; you can pick both.

noun
R

A news story published by only one source.

The magazine published an exclusive interview with the celebrity.

translation

adj. Only for one person or group to use.; Not open to many people, especially those from different social classes.; High quality and expensive, not for everyone.; Focused only on one thing, not including others.; Not including something.; Cannot be true at the same time as something else.
n. A news story published by only one source.

Word Forms

Plural exclusives