Exorbitant meaning
An example of exorbitant is the price of a dress that is too high as compared to similar dresses.
Exorbitant rent; exorbitant telephone bills.
It's a nice car, but they are charging an exorbitant price for it.
You also have to pay exorbitant interest if you have credit card debt.
Origin of exorbitant
- Middle English aberrant, flagrant from Old French excessive, extreme from Late Latin exorbitāns exorbitant- present participle of exorbitāre to deviate Latin ex- ex- Latin orbita path, track orbit
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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