What is the meaning of costly?

Entailing great loss or sacrifice.
- usage: "a dearly-won victory"
- synonyms: dearly-won
Having a high price.
- usage: "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant"
- synonyms: dear, high-priced, pricey, pricy

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