exclusive
exclusive Lexical Profile
exclusive Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Restricted or limited to a single person, group, or area; not shared with others.
"The company secured the exclusive rights to distribute the documentary across North America."
Catering to a wealthy or privileged clientele and consequently difficult or expensive to gain access to.
"They spent the weekend at an exclusive resort tucked away in the Swiss Alps."
Unable to exist or be true at the same time as something else; incompatible.
"Economic growth and environmental conservation do not have to be mutually exclusive goals."
Not including the specified item, amount, or extremes (usually followed by 'of').
"The quoted catalog price is exclusive of local sales tax and shipping charges."
• noun
An article, interview, or news story published or broadcast by only one media outlet.
"The investigative journalist landed a major exclusive on the upcoming corporate merger."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 15th century from Medieval Latin exclusivus, formed from the past participle stem of Latin excludere ('to shut out'), from ex- ('out') and claudere ('to close').