Meanings of extortionate fees in English

And will we be able to buy tickets to the Rick Astley concert without having to pay extortionate fees in the process?

They rely on a network of thousands of unregulated local agents, who send workers to them from across the country, often for extortionate fees.

Fashion work became a staple, although he was increasingly disenchanted with the exploitation of fashion no-hopers charged extortionate fees to "prepare" for modelling.