Exclusive vs Octroi - What's the difference?
exclusive | octroi |
(literally) Excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions.
(figuratively) Referring to a membership organisation, service or product: of high quality and/or reknown, for superior members only. A snobbish usage, suggesting that members who do not meet requirements, which may be financial, of celebrity, religion, skin colour etc., are excluded.
exclusionary
whole, undivided, entire
Information (or an artefact) that is granted or obtained exclusively.
(grammar) A word or phrase that restricts something, such as only'', ''solely'', or ''simply .
(historical) A privilege granted by the sovereign authority, such as the exclusive right of trade granted to a guild or society; a concession.
(historical) A tax levied in money or kind at the gate of a French city on articles brought within the walls.
(Webster 1913)
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As nouns the difference between exclusive and octroi
is that exclusive is information (or an artefact) that is granted or obtained exclusively while octroi is (historical) a privilege granted by the sovereign authority, such as the exclusive right of trade granted to a guild or society; a concession.As an adjective exclusive
is (literally) excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions.exclusive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Exclusive''' clubs tend to serve ' exclusive brands of food and drinks, in the same exorbitant price range, such as the 'finest' French châteaux.
- ''The teacher's pet commands the teacher's exclusive attention.
Antonyms
* inclusive * non-exclusiveDerived terms
* exclusively * exclusiveness * exclusive or * exclusive right * exclusivity * mutually exclusiveNoun
(en noun)- ''The editor agreed to keep a lid on a potentially distastrous political scoop in exchange for an exclusive of a happier nature