hefty price tag

noun

: a high price
The equipment carries a hefty price tag.

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But the boom in e-book popularity is accompanied by a hefty price tag, forcing libraries to allocate more than half their collection budgets to digital materials, which make up less than half of their circulation. Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 25 May 2025 Per Deadline Hollywood, which first reported the cancellation, viewership for season 3 was still solid but the show slipped out of Nielsen's Top 10 Originals chart quicker than its predecessors, and the decision to cancel ultimately came down to the show's hefty price tag. EW.com, 23 May 2025 Is the Mercedes-Benz G-Class worth its hefty price tag? Charles Singh, USA Today, 9 May 2025 The record signing has justified his hefty price tag with goals (eight), assists (four) and a high work rate out of possession across 32 appearances. Andy Naylor, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hefty price tag

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“Hefty price tag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hefty%20price%20tag. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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