Less expensive

[sinbadnj]

Test No. errors/advan-5 "At the Airport", question 4

When you buy items like perfume and jewellery on the plane itself, you can usually save money because the goods are less valuable.

(a) items
(b) jewellery
(c) save
(d) valuable

Test No. errors/advan-5 "At the Airport", answer 4

When you buy items like perfume and jewellery on the plane itself, you can usually save money because the goods are less expensive.

Correct entry: expensive
The error was: (d) valuable

You have found the error but your entry is incorrect.
When you buy items like perfume and jewellery on the plane itself, you can usually save money because the goods are less priced.
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may I use priced instead of expensive? thanks

[Mister Micawber]

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Hello Sinbad,

No, less priced is not a natural expression (it would mean that there were fewer prices put on the items!). You are thinking of the phrase, lower priced.
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