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1 extortionate
[-nət] adjective(of a price) much too high:باهِظ، فاحِش، إبْتِزازيThat restaurant's prices are extortionate!
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3 грабительская цена
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4 Wucherpreis
m pej. extortionate price* * *der Wucherpreisexorbitant pricing; exorbitant price* * *Wu|cher|preismexorbitant priceWúcherpreise bezahlen — to pay through the nose
* * *Wu·cher·preism (pej) extortionate [or exorbitant] price* * *der extortionate price* * *Wucherpreis m pej extortionate price* * *der extortionate price* * *m.exorbitant price n. -
5 Apothekerpreis
m umg. extortionate price; die haben ja Apothekerpreise! you pay through the nose in that place* * *Apothekerpreis m umg extortionate price;die haben ja Apothekerpreise! you pay through the nose in that place -
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экон. extortionate priceLaptop owners curse these things because they're notoriously easy to lose and the vendors commonly charge extortionate prices for replacements.
Дополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > грабительская цена
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8 грабительская цена
1) General subject: scalper price2) Business: extortionate priceУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > грабительская цена
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9 fou
fou, folle [fu, fɔl]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjectivea. mad• fou de colère/de joie out of one's mind with anger/with joyb. [rage, course] mad ; [amour, joie, espoir] insane ; [idée, désir, tentative, dépense] crazy ; [imagination] wildc. ( = énorme) (inf) [courage, énergie, succès, peur] tremendous• c'est fou ce qu'on s'amuse ! we're having such a great time! (inf)d. [véhicule] runaway ; [mèche de cheveux] unruly2. masculine nouna. lunatic• c'est un fou de jazz/tennis he's a jazz/tennis fanatic3. feminine nouna. lunatic* * *
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1) ( dément) mad2) ( insensé) [personne, idée] mad GB, crazy; [regard] wild; [soirée, histoire] crazytu n'es pas un peu fou? — are you mad ou crazy?
être fou furieux — (colloq) to be raving mad
être fou à lier — (colloq) to be stark raving mad (colloq)
3) ( considérable) [gaieté, enthousiasme] mad; [succès] huge4) ( incontrôlable) [véhicule, cheval] runaway; [terreur] wild; [mèche] stray; [cheveux] straggly; [course] headlong
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nom masculin, féminin madman/madwomanenvoyer quelqu'un chez les fous — (colloq) to send somebody to the nuthouse (colloq)
rire comme un fou — (colloq) to laugh one's head off
un fou du volant — (colloq) a car freak (colloq)
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••faire les fous — (colloq) to fool about
plus on est de fous plus on rit — (colloq) the more the merrier
* * *fu, fɔl (folle) fol (devant un nom masculin commençant par une voyelle ou un h muet)1. adj1) (= dément) mad, crazyIls sont complètement fous, ils doivent rouler à plus de 180. — They're completely mad, they must be doing over 180., They're completely crazy, they must be doing over 180.
Je ne suis pas fou,... — I'm no fool,...
fou à lier; fou furieux — raving mad
2) (= passionné)être fou de [foot, ski, guitare] — to be mad about, to be crazy about
3) (= déréglé) (comportement) wild, (appareil) not working properly4) (= intense) (nuit, aventure) wild5) (mèche) stray6) (herbe) wild7) (avec valeur intensive) (succès, affluence) terrific, tremendousc'est fou! (= étonnant) — it's incredible!
2. nm1) péjoratif (= malade) madmanfaire le fou; faire les fous — to fool around
2) [roi] jester, fool3) ÉCHECS bishop3. nf1) péjoratif (= malade) madwoman2) * (= homosexuel) gay boy ** * *A adj2 ( insensé) [personne, idée] mad GB, crazy; [regard] wild; [soirée, spectacle, livre, histoire] crazy; tu n'es pas un peu fou? are you mad ou crazy?; il y a de quoi devenir fou, c'est à vous rendre fou! it's enough to drive you mad GB ou crazy!; un fol espoir a wild hope; réaliser ses rêves les plus fous to see one's wildest dreams come true; les rumeurs les plus folles ont circulé the craziest rumoursGB were going around; il faut être fou pour faire ça! you'd have to be mad ou crazy to do that!; je ne suis pas assez folle pour… I'm not crazy enough to…; être fou furieux○ to be raving mad; être fou à lier○ to be stark raving mad○; entre eux c'est l'amour fou they're madly in love; fou de colère mad with rage; fou de joie wild with joy; fou (amoureux) de qn, fou d'amour pour qn madly in love with sb, crazy about sb; être fou de musique/peinture to be mad about music/painting;3 ( considérable) [gaieté, enthousiasme] mad; [monde, succès] huge; il y avait un monde fou there was a huge crowd; conduire à une vitesse folle to drive at a crazy speed; avoir un mal fou à faire to find it incredibly difficult to do; mettre un temps fou pour faire to take an incredibly long time to do; ça m'a coûté un prix fou it cost me a fortune; dépenser/gagner un argent fou to spend/to earn a fortune; c'est fou ce que le temps passe vite! it's amazing how time flies!;4 ( incontrôlable) [véhicule, cheval] runaway; [terreur] wild; [mèche] stray; [cheveux] straggly; [course] headlong; avoir or prendre le fou rire to have a fit of the giggles.B nm,f1 ( personne démente) madman/madwoman; envoyer qn chez les fous○ to send sb to the nuthouse○; courir/travailler comme un fou/une folle to run/work like mad; rire comme un fou○ to laugh one's head off;2 ( personne insensée) madman/madwoman; une folle m'a coupé la route! some madwoman cut in in front of me!; c'est un fou d'art contemporain he's mad about contemporary art; un fou du volant○ a car freak○; quelle bande de fous! what a bunch of lunatics!C nm2 Jeux ( aux échecs) bishop.faire les fous○ to fool about; plus on est de fous plus on rit○ the more the merrier; ⇒ amuser, guêpe.[fu] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet fol [fɔl]) ( féminin folle [fɔl]) adjectifdevenir fou to go mad ou insaneêtre fou de bonheur/joie/douleur to be beside oneself with happiness/joy/griefêtre fou furieux ou à lier to be (stark) raving mad2. [déraisonnable] madrendre quelqu'un fou to drive ou to send somebody mad4. [passionné]être fou de quelqu'un/quelque chose to be mad ou wild about somebody/somethingentre eux, c'est l'amour fou they're crazy about each other, they're madly in love6. [incontrôlé] wildcamion/train fou runaway truck/trainavoir des mèches folles to have wild ou straggly hairfou rire (uncontrollable) giggle ou gigglesavoir ou être pris d'un fou rire to have a fit of the giggles7. (familier) [très important] tremendousgagner un argent fou to make piles ou a lot of money8. [incroyable] incrediblec'est fou, ce qui lui est arrivé what happened to him is incredible————————[fu] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet fol [fɔl]), folle [fɔl] nom masculin, nom fémininvous n'avez pas vu le feu rouge, espèce de fou? didn't you see the red light, you stupid fool?b. [intensément] like mad ou crazyfaire le fou to act the fool ou idiot3. [passionné]c'est un fou de moto he's mad on ou crazy about bikes————————nom masculin2. HISTOIRE3. ORNITHOLOGIE————————folle nom féminin(familier & péjoratif) [homosexuel] queen -
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11 abusivo
adj.1 outrageous, exorbitant, extortionate, diabolical.2 abusive, insulting, offending, reviling.3 abusive, inconsiderate.m.abuser.* * *► adjetivo1 excessive, exorbitant\trato abusivo ill-treatment* * *ADJ unfair; [precio] exorbitant, outrageous* * *- va adjetivo <precio/interés> outrageous* * *= extortionate, scurrilous.Ex. This is an important and interesting book, but given that much of the material has previously been published, the price seems extortionate.Ex. Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.----* de un modo abusivo = extortionately.* precio abusivo = abusive price tag.* * *- va adjetivo <precio/interés> outrageous* * *= extortionate, scurrilous.Ex: This is an important and interesting book, but given that much of the material has previously been published, the price seems extortionate.
Ex: Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.* de un modo abusivo = extortionately.* precio abusivo = abusive price tag.* * *abusivo -va‹precio/interés› outrageousel contrato incluye dos cláusulas francamente abusivas the contract has two clauses which are blatantly unfair* * *
abusivo◊ -va adjetivo ‹precio/interés› outrageous
abusivo,-a adjetivo
1 (un precio) exorbitant
2 (una medida, una situación) outrageous, abusive
' abusivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abusiva
English:
extortionate
* * *abusivo, -a adjla policía infligió tratos abusivos a los detenidos the police mistreated the detainees2. [precio] extortionate* * *adj1 JUR unfair2 precio exorbitant* * *abusivo, -va adj1) : abusive2) : outrageous, excessive -
12 excesivo
adj.1 excessive, beyond measure, unconscionable, immoderate.2 hypernomic.* * *► adjetivo1 excessive* * *(f. - excesiva)adj.* * *ADJ excessive* * *adjetivo excessivellevaba un peso excesivo — it was overloaded o overweight
* * *= excessive, overwide [over-wide], overkill, unreasonable, inordinate, extortionate, unconscionable, overabundant, bloated, over-the-top, outrageous, excess.Ex. Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.Ex. Overall, neither system proved ideal: LEXINET was deficient as regards lack of accessibility and excessive ambiguity; while the manual system gave rise to an over-wide variation of terms.Ex. Full USMARC is overkill for many library operations.Ex. However, in general, it is unreasonable to expect a user to know the ISBN of a book.Ex. Sometimes cataloguers will spend an inordinate length of time searching for the best heading.Ex. This is an important and interesting book, but given that much of the material has previously been published, the price seems extortionate.Ex. Slowly -- but not without sustained and unconscionable injustices to Native and African Americans -- the United States grew from a republic into a more inclusive democracy.Ex. He contends, however, that the seemingly formless, overabundant, inchoate texture of the novel might also suggest a valid mode for the novelization of slavery.Ex. They are are notorious for their inefficiency, conservatism, bloated bureaucracy, and obsoleteness.Ex. It seems all Hollywood can do now is take an original classic and flog it to death with over-the-top special effects.Ex. There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.Ex. The aim of the present study is to examine whether work-related factors contribute to excess male mortality.----* capacidad excesiva = overcapacity [over-capacity].* carga excesiva = overload.* consumidor excesivo = overspender [over-spender].* dependencia excesiva = over reliance [over-reliance].* de un modo excesivo = extortionately.* énfasis excesivo = overemphasis [over-emphasis].* estimulación excesiva = overstimulation.* estímulo excesivo = overstimulation.* precio excesivo = steep price.* simplificación excesiva = oversimplification [over-simplification].* uso excesivo = prodigality.* * *adjetivo excessivellevaba un peso excesivo — it was overloaded o overweight
* * *= excessive, overwide [over-wide], overkill, unreasonable, inordinate, extortionate, unconscionable, overabundant, bloated, over-the-top, outrageous, excess.Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.
Ex: Overall, neither system proved ideal: LEXINET was deficient as regards lack of accessibility and excessive ambiguity; while the manual system gave rise to an over-wide variation of terms.Ex: Full USMARC is overkill for many library operations.Ex: However, in general, it is unreasonable to expect a user to know the ISBN of a book.Ex: Sometimes cataloguers will spend an inordinate length of time searching for the best heading.Ex: This is an important and interesting book, but given that much of the material has previously been published, the price seems extortionate.Ex: Slowly -- but not without sustained and unconscionable injustices to Native and African Americans -- the United States grew from a republic into a more inclusive democracy.Ex: He contends, however, that the seemingly formless, overabundant, inchoate texture of the novel might also suggest a valid mode for the novelization of slavery.Ex: They are are notorious for their inefficiency, conservatism, bloated bureaucracy, and obsoleteness.Ex: It seems all Hollywood can do now is take an original classic and flog it to death with over-the-top special effects.Ex: There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.Ex: The aim of the present study is to examine whether work-related factors contribute to excess male mortality.* capacidad excesiva = overcapacity [over-capacity].* carga excesiva = overload.* consumidor excesivo = overspender [over-spender].* dependencia excesiva = over reliance [over-reliance].* de un modo excesivo = extortionately.* énfasis excesivo = overemphasis [over-emphasis].* estimulación excesiva = overstimulation.* estímulo excesivo = overstimulation.* precio excesivo = steep price.* simplificación excesiva = oversimplification [over-simplification].* uso excesivo = prodigality.* * *excesivo -vaexcessive30 euros me parece excesivo 30 euros seems excessive to meel camión llevaba un peso excesivo the truck was overloaded o overweightel celo excesivo con que protege a sus hijos her over-protective attitude toward(s) her childrenno mostró excesivo entusiasmo por el proyecto he wasn't overly enthusiastic o he didn't show a great deal of enthusiasm about the project* * *
excesivo adjetivo
excessive
excesivo,-a adjetivo excessive
' excesivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
brutal
- derroche
- etílica
- etílico
- excesiva
- faraónica
- faraónico
- fuerte
- tremenda
- tremendo
- abuso
- exagerado
English:
excessive
- exorbitant
- extravagant
- fulsome
- hard
- immoderate
- inflated
- punitive
- steep
- undue
- unreasonable
- extortionate
- inordinate
- loosely
* * *excesivo, -a adjexcessive;se pagan precios excesivos people pay inflated prices, Br people pay over the odds;protegen al niño de un modo excesivo they are overprotective of the boy;no tuvo excesiva suerte en semifinales she didn't do too well in the semifinals* * *adj excessive* * *excesivo, -va adj: excessive♦ excesivamente adv* * *excesivo adj excessive -
13 exorbitante
adj.exorbitant.* * *► adjetivo1 exorbitant, excessive* * *ADJ exorbitant* * *adjetivo exorbitant* * *= extortionate, outrageous.Ex. This is an important and interesting book, but given that much of the material has previously been published, the price seems extortionate.Ex. There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.----* pagar un precio exorbitante = pay through + the nose.* * *adjetivo exorbitant* * *= extortionate, outrageous.Ex: This is an important and interesting book, but given that much of the material has previously been published, the price seems extortionate.
Ex: There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.* pagar un precio exorbitante = pay through + the nose.* * *exorbitanttenía un precio exorbitante it was exorbitantly o astronomically expensive, it was an astronomical o exorbitant price* * *
exorbitante adjetivo
exorbitant
exorbitante adjetivo exorbitant, excessive: me parece exorbitante la cantidad que cobran por dietas algunos ejecutivos, I think that some executives receive exorbitant travelling allowances
' exorbitante' also found in these entries:
English:
fancy
- outrageous
- exorbitant
- inordinate
* * *exorbitante adjexorbitant* * *adj exorbitant* * *exorbitante adj: exorbitant -
14 desmesurado
adj.disproportionate, inordinate, excessive, unconscionable.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desmesurar.* * *1→ link=desmesurarse desmesurarse► adjetivo1 (excesivo) excessive, disproportionate2 (descortés) insolent, discourteous, rude* * *ADJ1) (=desproporcionado) disproportionate2) (=enorme) [ambición] boundless; [dimensiones] enormous3) (=descarado) insolent* * ** * *= inordinate, extortionate, disproportionate, exaggerated, sky-high, over-the-top.Ex. Sometimes cataloguers will spend an inordinate length of time searching for the best heading.Ex. This is an important and interesting book, but given that much of the material has previously been published, the price seems extortionate.Ex. To explain this matter would require an amount of space quite disproportionate in a book of this nature.Ex. Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.Ex. Many young people are still marrying in spite of trends that are witnessing sky-high divorce rates.Ex. It seems all Hollywood can do now is take an original classic and flog it to death with over-the-top special effects.----* alcanzar proporciones desmesuradas = reach + epic proportions.* * ** * *= inordinate, extortionate, disproportionate, exaggerated, sky-high, over-the-top.Ex: Sometimes cataloguers will spend an inordinate length of time searching for the best heading.
Ex: This is an important and interesting book, but given that much of the material has previously been published, the price seems extortionate.Ex: To explain this matter would require an amount of space quite disproportionate in a book of this nature.Ex: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.Ex: Many young people are still marrying in spite of trends that are witnessing sky-high divorce rates.Ex: It seems all Hollywood can do now is take an original classic and flog it to death with over-the-top special effects.* alcanzar proporciones desmesuradas = reach + epic proportions.* * *desmesurado -da1 (enorme) vast, enormousproducto de una ambición desmesurada the result of excessive o untempered ambition2 (desproporcionado) disproportionate* * *
Del verbo desmesurar: ( conjugate desmesurar)
desmesurado es:
el participio
desmesurado,-a adjetivo excessive
' desmesurado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
demencial
- desmesurada
- monstruosa
- monstruoso
English:
exorbitant
* * *desmesurado, -a adj1. [excesivo] excessive, disproportionate;estás dando una importancia desmesurada al asunto you're giving the issue more importance than it deserves2. [enorme] enormous* * *adj excessive* * *desmesurado, -da adjdesmedido: excessive, inordinate♦ desmesuradamente adv -
15 Wuchermiete
Wuchermiete f RECHT extortionate rent, rackrent* * *f < Recht> extortionate rent, rackrent* * *Wuchermiete
usurious rent, rack rent (Ireland);
• Wucherpreis ransom (cutthroat, exorbitant, extortionate, usurious, famine) price, holdup (sl.);
• Wucherpreis bezahlen to pay through the nose (coll.);
• Wucherverbot prohibition of usury;
• Wuchervertrag usurious contract;
• Wucherzinsen illegal (usurious, exorbitant, excessive) interest, extortionate interest charges;
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16 überhöht
I P.P. überhöhenII Adj.1. Kurve: banked2. Preise etc.: excessive (auch Geschwindigkeit), exorbitant, ridiculous umg.; mit überhöhter Geschwindigkeit fahren go over ( oder break) the speed limit* * *über|höht [yːbɐ'høːt]adjKurve banked, superelevated (spec); Forderungen, Preise exorbitant, excessive; Geschwindigkeit excessive* * *((of a price) much too high: That restaurant's prices are extortionate!) extortionate* * *über·höhtadj exorbitant, excessivemit \überhöhter Geschwindigkeit over the speed limitmit \überhöhter Geschwindigkeit fahren to drive over [or exceed] the speed limitein \überhöhter Preis an excessive [or a prohibitive] [or exorbitant] price* * ** * *B. adj1. Kurve: bankedmit überhöhter Geschwindigkeit fahren go over ( oder break) the speed limit* * ** * *adj.inflated adj. -
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adj.1 exorbitant, exaggerated.2 wide-open.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desorbitar.* * *1→ link=desorbitar desorbitar► adjetivo1 exorbitant, exaggerated, disproportionate\tener los ojos desorbitados to be wide-eyed* * *ADJ1) (=excesivo) [precio] exorbitant; [pretensión] exaggerated2)* * *- da adjetivoa) < precios> exorbitant, astronomicalb)* * *= soaring, unconscionable, sky-high.Ex. And to make matters worse, retirees on fixed incomes have recently presented the mayor with a petition deploring the soaring property taxes.Ex. Slowly -- but not without sustained and unconscionable injustices to Native and African Americans -- the United States grew from a republic into a more inclusive democracy.Ex. Many young people are still marrying in spite of trends that are witnessing sky-high divorce rates.----* precio desorbidato = abusive price tag, abusive price.* precio desorbitado = prohibitive price tag, prohibitive price.* * *- da adjetivoa) < precios> exorbitant, astronomicalb)* * *= soaring, unconscionable, sky-high.Ex: And to make matters worse, retirees on fixed incomes have recently presented the mayor with a petition deploring the soaring property taxes.
Ex: Slowly -- but not without sustained and unconscionable injustices to Native and African Americans -- the United States grew from a republic into a more inclusive democracy.Ex: Many young people are still marrying in spite of trends that are witnessing sky-high divorce rates.* precio desorbidato = abusive price tag, abusive price.* precio desorbitado = prohibitive price tag, prohibitive price.* * *desorbitado -da1 ‹precios› exorbitant, astronomicalsus pretensiones económicas son desorbitadas his financial expectations are unrealistically high2con los ojos desorbitados with her eyes popping out of her head ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo desorbitar: ( conjugate desorbitar)
desorbitado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
desorbitado
desorbitar
desorbitado◊ -da adjetivo
b)◊ con los ojos desorbitados with her/his eyes popping out of her/his head (colloq)
desorbitado,-a adjetivo
1 (precio) exorbitant
2 (exagerado,-a) excessive: has preparado una cantidad desorbitada de comida, you have made way too much food
desorbitar vtr (sacar o salir algo de su esfera habitual) to send out of orbit: la compra de Navidad ha desorbitado los gastos mensuales, Christmas shopping has shot our monthly budget
' desorbitado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desorbitar
- desorbitada
English:
exorbitant
- extortionate
* * *desorbitado, -a adj1. [exagerado] [críticas, protestas, quejas] excessive, disproportionate;[precio] exorbitant;le han dado una importancia desorbitada a este asunto they've given this matter much more importance than it merits2. [fuera de las órbitas]con los ojos desorbitados pop-eyed, with one's eyes popping out of one's head* * *adj2:con ojos desorbitados pop-eyed* * *desorbitado, -da adj1) : excessive, exorbitant2)con los ojos desorbitados : with eyes popping out of one's head -
18 kohtuuhinta
• exorbitant• extortionate• fair price• immoderate• moderate price• reasonable price• reasonable prrice• unfair• unreasonable -
19 Wucherpreis
Wucherpreis
ransom (cutthroat, exorbitant, extortionate, usurious, famine) price, holdup (sl.) -
20 esorbitante
exorbitant* * *esorbitante agg. exorbitant; excessive; inordinate: prezzo esorbitante, exorbitant (o steep o extortionate o stiff) price; una richiesta esorbitante, an excessive (o inordinate) demand.* * *[ezorbi'tante]* * *esorbitante/ezorbi'tante/[ prezzo] exorbitant, excessive, ruinous, steep colloq.
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См. также в других словарях:
extortionate — [eks tôr′shəner΄ē, ik stôr′shəner΄ēeks tôr′shə nit] adj. 1. characterized by, or having the nature of, extortion: also extortionary [eks tôr′shəner΄ē, ik stôr′shəner΄ē] 2. excessive; exorbitant [an extortionate price] … English World dictionary
extortionate — ex|tor|tion|ate [ıkˈsto:ʃənıt US o:r ] adj an extortionate price, demand etc is unreasonably high = ↑exorbitant ▪ Many local taxi drivers charge extortionate rates. >extortionately adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
extortionate — adjective an extortionate price, demand, etc is extremely high: Most drivers under 25 can only get insurance at extortionate rates. extortionately adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
extortionate — [ɪkˈstɔːʃ(ə)nət] adj an extortionate price is much higher than it should be … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
extortionate — UK US /ɪkˈstɔːʃənət/ adjective DISAPPROVING ► more expensive than is reasonable: extortionate fee/price/rate, etc. »Most retailers charge extortionate prices for extended warranties often more than three times as much as an independent provider.… … Financial and business terms
extortionate — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a price) much too high. 2) using or given to extortion. DERIVATIVES extortionately adverb … English terms dictionary
extortionate — ex|tor|tion|ate [ ık stɔrʃnət ] adjective if a price or request for money is extortionate it is much higher than is reasonable: extortionate rents ╾ ex|tor|tion|ate|ly adverb: extortionately priced cosmetics … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
extortionate — UK [ɪkˈstɔː(r)ʃ(ə)nət] / US [ɪkˈstɔrʃ(ə)nət] adjective if a price or request for money is extortionate it is much higher than is reasonable extortionate rents Derived word: extortionately adverb extortionately priced cosmetics … English dictionary
extortionate — [[t]ɪkstɔ͟ː(r)ʃ(ə)nət[/t]] ADJ GRADED (emphasis) If you describe something such as a price as extortionate, you are emphasizing that it is much greater than it should be. Syn: outrageous … English dictionary
extortionate — adj. 1 (of a price etc.) exorbitant. 2 using or given to extortion (extortionate methods). Derivatives: extortionately adv … Useful english dictionary
extortionate — [ɪk stɔ:ʃ(ə)nət, ɛk ] adjective 1》 (of a price) much too high. 2》 using or given to extortion. Derivatives extortionately adverb … English new terms dictionary