költséges

Költséges is a Hungarian adjective meaning "expensive" or "costly." It describes something that requires a substantial expenditure of money or resources. The term is used in everyday speech as well as in formal contexts such as economics, finance, and project planning. Költséges often emphasizes the burden of costs or the high amount of resources consumed, rather than assigning value to the object itself.

Etymology: Költséges is derived from the noun költség, meaning "expense" or "cost," with the suffix -es forming an adjective that conveys “having costs” or “costly.”

Usage: The word is commonly paired with nouns to indicate financial burden, for example költséges beruházás (costly investment), költséges folyamat (costly process), and költséges projekt (costly project). In cost-benefit analyses, költséges appears alongside terms such as megtérülés (return), ráfordítás (outlay), and haszon (benefit). It is often used in a neutral or descriptive sense, though in everyday speech it can carry a judgment about whether the costs are justified.

Comparison: Költséges is more formal and finance-oriented than drága (expensive), which can carry subjective or evaluative overtones. An antonym is olcsó, and related expressions include költségcsökkentés (cost reduction) and költséghatékonyság (cost efficiency).

See also: költség, költségvetés, költség-haszon elemzés, költséghatékonyság, drága, olcsó.