exorbitant price

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• exorbitant price — extremely high price …   English contemporary dictionary

• exorbitant — ex‧or‧bi‧tant [ɪgˈzɔːbtnt ǁ ɔːr ] adjective an exorbitant price, rate, demand etc is much higher than is reasonable or usual: • He claims his bank is forcing him to pay exorbitant charges. • On the black market prices were particularly… …   Financial and business terms

• price — I n. 1) to fix, set a price 2) to hike (AE; colloq.), increase, mark up, raise prices 3) to freeze; hold down, keep down; maintain prices 4) to pay a price 5) to place, put a price on smt.; to quote a price 6) bring, command, fetch, get a price… …   Combinatory dictionary

• exorbitant — exorbitantly, adv. /ig zawr bi teuhnt/, adj. exceeding the bounds of custom, propriety, or reason, esp. in amount or extent; highly excessive: to charge an exorbitant price; exorbitant luxury. [1425 75; late ME < LL exorbitant (s. of exorbitans,… …   Universalium

• exorbitant — ex|or|bi|tant [ıgˈzo:bıtənt US o:r ] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: Late Latin, present participle of exorbitare to leave the track , from Latin orbita track ] an exorbitant price, amount of money etc is much higher than it should be =… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• exorbitant — ex|or|bi|tant [ ıg zɔrbıtənt ] adjective an exorbitant price or amount of money is much more than is reasonable: It meant borrowing money at an exorbitant rate of interest. exorbitant wage demands ╾ ex|or|bi|tance noun uncount ╾ ex|or|bi|tant|ly… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• exorbitant — UK [ɪɡˈzɔː(r)bɪtənt] / US [ɪɡˈzɔrbɪtənt] adjective an exorbitant price or amount of money is much more than is reasonable It meant borrowing money at an exorbitant rate of interest. exorbitant wage demands Derived words: exorbitance noun… …   English dictionary

• exorbitant — adjective an exorbitant price, rate, demand etc is much higher than is reasonable or usual: It s a good restaurant but the prices are exorbitant. exorbitance noun (U) exorbitantly adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• exorbitant — adjective exceeding proper limits; extravagant; excessive or unduly high Its a nice car, but they are charging an exorbitant price for it …   Wiktionary

• exorbitant — [ɪgˈzɔːbɪtənt] adj an exorbitant price or amount of money is much more than is reasonable …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• exorbitant — /əgˈzɔbətənt / (say uhg zawbuhtuhnt), /ɛg / (say eg ) adjective exceeding the bounds of custom, propriety, or reason, especially in amount or extent: to charge an exorbitant price for something. {Late Latin exorbitans, present participle, going… …