exorbitant
exorbitant
Definition
ex·or·bi·tant (--tənt)
adjective
going beyond what is reasonable, just, proper, usual, etc.; excessive; extravagant: said esp. of charges, prices, etc.
Etymology: ME < L exorbitans, prp. of exorbitare, to go out of the track < ex-, out + orbita, a track, orbit
ex·or′·bi·tantly adverb
exorbitant
Synonyms
exorbitant
modif.
exorbitant
Usage Examples
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- consider: Fair to say cost OK compared with other Luton sites and other airports but I consider all airport parking exorbitant.
Modifies a noun
- salary: It is not her health service it belongs to us the people who pay - her exorbitant salary.
- sum: Why are we paying him an exorbitant sum of money to do nothing?
- price: Remind yourself of the exorbitant price you can pay for worry in terms of your health.
- fee: Why travel far or pay exorbitant fees for acting classes?
- rent: The miners - mostly immigrants from Europe ' s poorest countries - lived in shacks provided by the company at exorbitant rent.
- fare: The powers of the Office of Rail Regulation should be beefed up to clamp down on train operators charging exorbitant fares.
Modifying Another Word
- not: Clearly these costs while not exorbitant as current printing goes, are no longer viable to us as a Society.
- grossly: Present legislation allows a court to set aside grossly exorbitant credit agreements, and to substitute them with terms that are fair and reasonable.
- often: These techniques allow for speedy and fair conclusions without the often exorbitant expenses associated with court proceedings.
- usually: In my opinion, the best thing that happens to specifications is their usually exorbitant price that keeps them out of the public arena.
- too: They had some nice choices, and there are specials chalked up on the wall and prices are not too exorbitant.
Used with adjective complement
- seem: We approached local constructors, but the prices quoted seemed exorbitant!
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