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exorbitant

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ex·or·bi·tant  (g-zôrb-tnt)
adj.
Exceeding all bounds, as of custom or fairness: exorbitant prices. See Synonyms at excessive.

[Middle English, aberrant, flagrant, from Old French, excessive, extreme, from Late Latin exorbitns, exorbitant-, present participle of exorbitre, to deviate : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin orbita, path, track; see orbit.]

ex·orbi·tant·ly adv.

exorbitant [ɪgˈzɔːbɪtənt]
adj
(of prices, demands, etc.) in excess of what is reasonable; excessive; extravagant; immoderate
[from Late Latin exorbitāre to deviate, from Latin orbita track]
exorbitance  n
exorbitantly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.exorbitantexorbitant - greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"
immoderate - beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending"

exorbitant
Translations
exorbitant [ɪgˈzɔːbɪtənt] ADJ [rent, price, fee] → exorbitante, abusivo; [demands] → desorbitado, desmesurado

exorbitant [ɪgˈzɔːrbɪtənt] adj
[price, fee, rent] → exorbitant(e), excessif/ive
[demands] → exorbitant(e), démesuré(e)

exorbitant
adjüberhöht; price alsounverschämt; demandmaßlos, übertrieben; that’s exorbitant!das ist Wucher!

exorbitant [ɪgˈzɔːbɪtnt] adj (price) → esorbitante; (demands) → spropositato/a
exorbitant [ɪgˈzɔːbɪtnt] adj (price) → esorbitante; (demands) → spropositato/a

exorbitant
adj exorbitant [igˈzoːbitənt]
(of prices or demands) very high or unreasonable. buitensporig مُفْرِط، باهِظ прекомерно висок přehnaný urimelig; umådeholden maßlos εξωφρενικός exorbitante pöörane سرسام آور؛ گزاف kohtuuton exorbitant מוּפקָע अत्यन्त pretjeran, neumjeren túlzott sangat tinggi óhóflegur esorbitante 法外な 터무니 없는 pernelyg didelis, besaikis (par cenu, prasībām) pārmērīgs sangat tinggi buitensporig ublu, urimelig wygórowany exorbitante/excessivo exor­bi­tant непомерный prehnaný pretiran preteran orimlig, omåttlig มากเกินไป aşırı yüksek (要求或收費)過高的 надмірний بہت زیادہ مہنگا giá cắt cổ
adv exˈorbitantly
verregaande بِصورةٍ مُفْرِطَه / باهِظَه прекомерно přemrštěně urimeligt; umådeholdent maßlos υπέρμετρα, εξωφρενικά excesivamente pööraselt بطور افراط آمیز kohtuuttomasti démesurément בְהַפרָזָה बेहद pretjerano, neumjereno túlzottan melampaui batas óhóflega smisuratamente 法外に 터무니 없이 perdėtai, be saiko (par cenu, prasībām) pārmērīgi dengan sangat tinggi buitensporig urimelig przesadnie exorbitantemente/excessivamente exorbitant непомерно prehnane pretirano preterano orimligt, omåttligt อย่างมากเกินไป aşırı olarak 過度地 надмірно, непомірно اعتدال سے تجاوز một cách quá đáng
n exˈorbitance
buitensporigheid جَسامَه، فَداحَه прекомерност nadměrnost urimelighed; umådeholdenhed die Maßlosigkeit υπερβολή exorbitancia liialdus بیش از حد بودن؛ گرانی kohtuuttomuus énormité הַפרָזָה अत्यधिकता pretjeranost, neumjerenost túlzottság ketinggian hófleysi esorbitanza 法外なこと 터무니 없음 perdėjimas, nesaikingumas pārmērība sangat tingginya buitensporigheid ubluhet przesada exorbitância caracter excesiv непомерность prehnanosť preobilica preteranost orimlighet, övermått ความมากเกินไป aşırılık 過高 непомірність, надмірність زیادتی giá cắt cổ; sự đòi hỏi quá đáng


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I was far from expecting ever to belong to him, for the price asked for me from the time I was first enslaved was exorbitant, and always provoked either anger or derision, yet my master stuck stubbornly to it -- twenty-two dollars.
(heaven knows it is not exorbitant in its requirements
Mynheer Boxtel went to the headsman, to whom he gave himself out as a great friend of the condemned man; and from whom he bought all the clothes of the dead man that was to be, for one hundred guilders; rather an exorbitant sum, as he engaged to leave all the trinkets of gold and silver to the executioner.
 
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