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I 1. noun(Ornith.) Saatkrähe, die2. transitive verb(charge extortionately) neppen (ugs. abwertend)II noun(Chess) Turm, der* * *[ruk]1) (a kind of crow.) die Saatkrähe2) ((usually castle) a chess-piece.) der Turm* * *rook1[rʊk]rook2[rʊk]* * *[rʊk]1. n1) (= bird) Saatkrähe f2. vt(= swindle) übers Ohr hauen (inf), betrügento rook sb of £5 — jdm £ 5 abgaunern
3. vi (CHESS)mit dem Turm ziehen* * *rook1 [rʊk]A s1. ORN Saatkrähe fB v/ta) jemanden neppenb) jemanden (beim Kartenspiel etc) ausnehmen:rook sb of £50 jemandem 50 Pfund abnehmenrook2 [rʊk] s Schach: Turm mR abk5. Royal Kgl.* * *I 1. noun(Ornith.) Saatkrähe, die2. transitive verb(charge extortionately) neppen (ugs. abwertend)II noun(Chess) Turm, der* * *(chess) n.Saatkrähe f. v.betrügen v. -
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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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extortionately — 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… … Financial and business terms
extortionately — adv. Extortionately is used with these adjectives: ↑expensive … Collocations dictionary
extortionately — extortionate ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a price) much too high. 2) using or given to extortion. DERIVATIVES extortionately adverb … English terms dictionary
extortionately — adverb see extortionate … New Collegiate Dictionary
extortionately — See extortionate. * * * … Universalium
extortionately — adverb In an extortionate manner; in a manner that greatly exceeds what is reasonable or moderate … Wiktionary
extortionately — adv. by means of blackmail, through force or intimidation; exorbitantly, excessively … English contemporary dictionary
extortionately — ex·tor·tion·ate·ly … English syllables
extortionately — See: extortionate … English dictionary
extortionately — adverb to an exorbitant degree prices are exorbitantly high in the capital • Syn: ↑exorbitantly, ↑usuriously • Derived from adjective: ↑usurious (for: ↑usuriously), ↑extor … Useful english dictionary
extortionate — extortionately, adv. /ik stawr sheuh nit/, adj. 1. grossly excessive; exorbitant: extortionate prices. 2. characterized by extortion, as persons: extortionate moneylenders. [1780 90; EXTORTION + ATE1] * * * … Universalium