Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Word Origins 316. The word origin today is exclusive and we
got four meanings and four uses. Okay. If somebody wants a screenshot, do right now. Let's get right
to it. Okay. Here is the first one. Here's the first one. Exclusive can be used to refer to
memberships or services or products that are limited to certain people and not others who
do not meet the right requirement. So there's a lot of these exclusive clubs. Usually it's
to do with you know, either they're high class or they're very expensive. So they only want certain
people to go to them. So usually this is what we mean by you know exclusive groups or exclusive
clubs and they don't just allow everybody and definitely not the regular public. Let's continue.
A second meaning could be "entire" or "whole" or we'll get to that yet maybe undivided as well.
The third one. In a romantic relationship in which the couple agree and promise to just
be limited to each other and not date others. Yeah. I remember when i first
heard this use of exclusive. And this wasn't until the 1990's i remember because
it came directly out of a "Sex and the City" episode, but I remember thinking to myself
is that something you need to do now ? Isn't it understood when you're dating somebody that you're
not supposed to be dating other people at the same time ? But clearly I guess there's a point where
you're supposed to say. Okay. We reached this stage now both of us should not date others but
perhaps it was no longer understood anymore ? But anyway that's a use and like I said I
didn't really .... this use did not come clear until nearly the 1990's. Let's go on. Number
four. The act of agreeing to give a news outlet a story or interview and share it and you know
and sharing with other news agencies. So basically that you don't share with other news agencies. Now
most news agencies they don't want to pay for news, but this might be the one exception.
If the story was big enough or important enough and you agreed to just you know, give your
interview or your information to just this one news outlet, they might be willing to pay you,
but they're paying you so that you don't give it to others. So will the news ... will the other news
agencies copy this news agency ? Probably but they get the first crack at the story. They're the ones
that can claim that they had the source. So it's a big advantage in that sense. Let's continue.
The term exclusive derives from Latin, exclusivus. Okay. And the verb "excludere" meaning to shut out
or exclude. So it comes right from Latin. If one breaks it down further or even more, the prefix
"ex" means "out" and "cludere" meant to close or to shut. So you're kind of closing them out
basically meaning to exclude and to not admit others. Okay. Let's continue. And we got four
examples for each of the meanings here. One for each meaning. Here's the first one.
That politician is a member of an exclusive golf course. There's a lot of golf courses
that maybe you know, just for you know, very rich businessmen. They probably have very very
high membership fees. And that's one way they can keep it exclusive. All right. Number two.
She told him to stop watching that football game. She demanded his exclusive attention to
deal with this matter. All right. This one means like undivided or whole or complete.
All right. The third one here. That couple reached a stage in their relationship to only be
exclusive to each other. You know that's like the one I mentioned before and the last one. That news
outlet agreed to pay him a handsome amount for an exclusive story. Okay. Anyway, I hope you
got it. I hope it was clear. I hope it was very informative. Thank you for your time. Bye-bye.