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1 exorbitant price
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2 exorbitant
adjective[maßlos] überhöht [Preis, Miete, Gewinn, Anforderung, Rechnung]; maßlos [Ehrgeiz, Forderung]£10 - that's exorbitant! — 10 Pfund - das ist unverschämt viel! (ugs.)
* * *[iɡ'zo:bitənt]- academic.ru/86807/exorbitantly">exorbitantly- exorbitance* * *ex·or·bi·tant[ɪgˈzɔ:bɪtənt, eg-, AM -ˈzɔ:rbət̬-]\exorbitant demands maßlose [o übertriebene] Forderungen* * *[Ig'zOːbItənt]adjüberhöht; price also unverschämt; demand maßlos, übertrieben* * *exorbitant adj (adv exorbitantly) unverschämt:a) astronomisch:exorbitant price Fantasiepreis mb) übertrieben, maßlos (Forderung etc):make exorbitant demands on jemandes Zeit etc ungebührlich in Anspruch nehmen* * *adjective[maßlos] überhöht [Preis, Miete, Gewinn, Anforderung, Rechnung]; maßlos [Ehrgeiz, Forderung]£10 - that's exorbitant! — 10 Pfund - das ist unverschämt viel! (ugs.)
* * *adj.maßlos adj.unerschwinglich adj.übermäßig adj. -
3 exorbitant
überhöht, exorbitant ( geh)\exorbitant demands maßlose [o übertriebene] Forderungen; -
4 extortionate
adjective* * *[-nət]* * *ex·tor·tion·ate[ɪkˈstɔ:ʃənət, ekˈ-, AM -ˈstɔ:r-]\extortionate credit bargain Wucherkreditgeschäft ntto make \extortionate demands of [or on] sb übersteigerte [o übertrieben hohe] Erwartungen an jdn stellen\extortionate prices horrende [o fam astronomische] [o SCHWEIZ a. übersetzte] Preise, Wucherpreise pl pej2. (using force) erpresserisch\extortionate methods Erpressermethoden pl* * *[Ik'stOːSənIt]adjcharge, rate, sum, amount horrend; tax, rent, bill maßlos hochextortionate prices — Wucherpreise pl, horrende or unverschämte or astronomische (inf) Preise pl
I was charged an extortionate amount for a ticket — ich musste einen Wucherpreis für eine Karte bezahlen
* * *extortionate [-ʃnət] adj (adv extortionately)1. erpresserisch2. unmäßig, überhöht, Wucher…:* * *adjectiveWucher[preis, -zinsen usw.]; horrend [Gebühr, Steuer]; maßlos überzogen [Forderung]
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exorbitant price — extremely high price … English contemporary dictionary
exorbitant — ex‧or‧bi‧tant [ɪgˈzɔːbtnt 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
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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
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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
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