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exclusively

B2
adverb

Pronunciation

UK

  • /ɛksklˈuːsɪvli/

US

  • /ɪkˈsklusɪvli/

Description

If a store sells items exclusively, it means you will not find those same products anywhere else. It highlights something being limited to one particular place, person, or group. You might also say a chef exclusively uses organic ingredients, meaning they do not use anything else at all.

The word often carries both a sense of restriction and a sense of being special. It is like drawing a circle around something and saying, "This is only for this." For example, a famous artist might sign an agreement to paint exclusively for one gallery, promising not to sell their work anywhere else. This arrangement helps both the artist, through steady support, and the gallery, through special works that no other gallery can offer.

Examples

  1. 1

    Online sales

    The shoes are sold exclusively online.

  2. 2

    Publishing

    She writes exclusively for children's magazines.

  3. 3

    Supply source

    For a year, the company bought its coffee beans exclusively from one farm.

  4. 4

    Regional streaming

    The channel will stream the series exclusively in Canada.

  5. 5

    Meeting focus

    During the meeting, he spoke almost exclusively about costs.

  6. 6

    Award criteria

    The prize is not given exclusively for high grades; creativity matters too.

    • Phrase

      not exclusively

      not only

Forms and spellings

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Main spelling

  • exclusivelyadverb