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Meanings of exorbitant in English

Greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation.

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Usage of exorbitant in English
1
They are haemorrhaging public money and delivering dismal services at exorbitant prices.
The South African
2
Financial catastrophes, buffered by exorbitant government bailouts, have dented the national fiscus.
The South African
3
She is particularly good at nailing the exorbitant pretension of their décor.
The Guardian
4
They wanted to charge me exorbitant funds to get them, he said.
News.com.au
5
It was 2006 and all quotes to fix the problem were exorbitant.
The Irish Times
6
The success of the first demand only rendered the second more exorbitant.
Barry Lyndon
7
It was just before the panic in 1907, and rents were exorbitant.
An American Idyll / The Life of Carleton H. Parker
8
For the most part, barring illegal connections, this exorbitant increase is unavoidable.
The South African
9
The exorbitant price compared to regular headphones was also a turn off.
The Irish Times
10
Another great calamity, is the exorbitant raising of the rents of lands.
The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. - Volume 07 / Historical...
11
Finally we settled upon eight guineas for both names-stillan exorbitant price.
A conspiracy of paper: a novel
12
Even semuta has been restricted so that I must pay exorbitant prices.
Paul of dune
13
The profit of those merchants would be almost equally exorbitant and oppressive.
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
14
Stephen at once wished to buy it, but the terms were exorbitant.
The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde"
15
But punters said no to exorbitant door fees and overblown superstar DJs.
The Irish Times
16
No mortgage, no exorbitant rent, no property tax, no doors to slam.
The Irish Times
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