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   exclusive

   /ɪkˈskluːsɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. excluding or not admitting other things: "an exclusive focus on success and making money" Similar completefullentirewholetotalabsoluteto the exclusion of everything elseOpposite partial
   • ▪ unable to exist or be true if something else exists or is true: "mutually exclusive options" Similar incompatibleirreconcilable
   • ▪ (of terms) excluding all but what is specified. Similar not includingexcludingleaving outomittingexceptingwith the omission/exception ofexcept fornot countingleaving asidebarringOpposite inclusive of
   • 2. restricted to the person, group, or area concerned: "the couple had exclusive possession of the flat" Similar soleundividedunshareduniqueonlyindividualpersonalprivatesingleespecialdedicated
   • ▪ (of an item or story) not published or broadcast elsewhere: "an exclusive interview"
   • ▪ (of a commodity) not obtainable elsewhere.
   • 3. catering for or available to only a few, select customers; high class and expensive: "one of Britain's most exclusive clubs" Similar selectchichigh-classelitefashionablestylishelegantchoicespecialpremiergrade Aexpensiverestrictiverestrictedlimitedprivateclosedcliquishcliqueyclannishsnobbishupmarkethigh-tonedupscaleinformal:poshritzyclassyupper-crusttop-drawertop-people'sswishswanktonyrare:discriminativeOpposite open
   • 4. not including: "prices are exclusive of VAT"

   noun

   • 1. an item or story published or broadcast by only one source.

   Word Origin late 15th century (as a noun denoting something that excludes): from medieval Latin exclusivus, from Latin excludere ‘shut out’ (see exclude).

   Derivatives

   • 1. exclusiveness noun

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   What does exclusive mean?

   • Exclusive has many different shades of meaning, but almost all of them relate to the idea of limiting things, shutting people out, or keeping things separate. It can mean “incompatible,” as in pain and happiness are mutually exclusive. It often means “limited to certain people,” as in an exclusive offer for our top customers or an exclusive resort.

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   What does it mean to exclude someone?

   • Thus, to exclude means basically to close the door in order to keep someone or something out. When the word appears in an advertisement, it's often making an appeal to snobs. An "exclusive" offer is supposedly made to only a few people; not so many years ago, "exclusive" housing developments excluded those of a certain race or color.

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   What is exclusive use?

   • Something that is exclusive is used or owned by only one person or group, and not shared with anyone else. Our group will have exclusive use of a 60-foot boat. Only 250 are to be sold in Europe, so exclusivity is guaranteed.

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   What is an exclusive club?

   • Exclusive clubs try to project the idea that you want to be a member because their stuff is just so good. Products are sold as "exclusive to [shopname]" in an attempt to show they are good (even though that doesn't logically follow). Thus, exclusive has grown to include a meaning of excellence, rather than just its literal meaning.

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   Exclusive definition: not admitting of something else; incompatible. See examples of EXCLUSIVE used in a sentence.

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   excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority. “ exclusive clubs”. synonyms: alone, only. exclusive of anyone or anything else. inner. exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence. inner, inside, privileged. confined to an exclusive group.

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