Dearness in a sentence as a noun

There are plenty of small things that cost a lot of money, because, perhaps, of the precision or techniques required to manufacture them or their components, or the dearness of the materials that compose the minority of the object. TL;DR: What is a sub-one ounce object made mostly of silicon that costs more than a thousand dollars.

Dearness definitions

noun

the quality possessed by something with a great price or value

See also: costliness preciousness