adjective, noun · formal
exclusive
/ɪkˈskluːsɪv/ex·CLU·sive
Band 6-7task2speaking
restricted to a particular person or group; not shared with others
Examples
“They have an exclusive contract with the publisher.”
“The club offers exclusive benefits to members.”
“I read an exclusive interview in the magazine.”
Band 8 sentence
“The magazine secured an exclusive interview with the scientist, giving readers access to previously unpublished findings.”
Collocations
- exclusive rights
- exclusive interview
- exclusive to
Word family
exclude verbexclusivity nounexclusively adverb
Common mistakes
This offer is exclusive for students.→This offer is exclusive to students.
They have exclusive rights with us.→They have exclusive rights to our product.
Say it for a higher band
5only→6private→7+exclusive
Synonyms
private
sole
Easily confused
private
“He gave an exclusive interview to the newspaper.”
Related words
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In -ive
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