Definition of exclusive | Collins English Dictionary

exclusive (ɪkˈskluːsɪv)

excluding all else; rejecting other considerations, possibilities, events, etc ⇒ an exclusive preoccupation with money
belonging to a particular individual or group and to no other; not shared ⇒ exclusive rights an exclusive story
belonging to or catering for a privileged minority, esp a fashionable clique ⇒ an exclusive restaurant
(postpositive) to limited (to); found only (in) ⇒ this model is exclusive to Harrods
single; unique; only ⇒ the exclusive means of transport on the island was the bicycle
separate and incompatible ⇒ mutually exclusive principles
(immediately postpositive) not including the numbers, dates, letters, etc, mentioned ⇒ 1980–84 exclusive
(postpositive) of except (for); not taking account (of) ⇒ exclusive of bonus payments, you will earn this amount
business (of a contract, agreement, etc) binding the parties to do business only with each other with respect to a class of goods or services
logic (of a disjunction) true if only one rather than both of its component propositions is true Compare inclusive (sense 5)

exˈclusively adverb exclusivity (ˌɛkskluːˈsɪvɪtɪ Pronunciation for exclusivity

) exˈclusiveness noun

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Many wealthy Jews from New York had built houses in the more exclusive beachside areas of town in the years preceding the war.
Mark Mills, AMAGANSETT (2004)
Wishful thinking A young couple is golfing one day on a very exclusive course lined with million-dollar houses.
Maxim (2004)
Military and legal styles of problem-solving are not mutually exclusive if justice is allowed to prevail.
Globe and Mail (2003)
However, the BT study also found bad tempers are not the exclusive prerogative of the Scots.
Glasgow Herald (2001)
Soon he set up in Scarsdale, an exclusive rural part of New York State.
Jim Leavesley, George Biro, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)