extortionate

[ ik-stawr-shuh-nit ]

/ ɪkˈstɔr ʃə nɪt /

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adjective

grossly excessive; exorbitant: extortionate prices.

characterized by extortion, as persons: extortionate moneylenders.

Origin of extortionate

First recorded in 1780–90; extortion + -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM extortionate

ex·tor·tion·ate·ly, adverb

Words nearby extortionate

extorsion, extorsive, extort, extortion, extortionary, extortionate, extortionist, extr., extra, extra-atmospheric, extra-base hit

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Example sentences from the Web for extortionate

Businesses are suffering more each day in an area where the rents are extortionate, and the situation could boil over soon.
Hong Kong Between Calm and Chaos|Ben Leung|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Her sentence was manifestly excessive (the order to pay an extortionate $186 million alone proves his bias).
Is Julia Tymoshenko Europe’s Aung San Suu Kyi?|Geoffrey Robertson|October 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Do not importune a gentleman to buy of you; and do not charge an extortionate price for a trifling article.
Social Life|Maud C. Cooke
He was thus fitly punished for his extortionate charge to the town for the lumber he used in their manufacture.
Sabbath in Puritan New England|Alice Morse Earle

One can get as much credit as one likes in this country, provided one winks at extortionate charges.
Hard Pressed|Fred M. White
This extortionate rent is really a fine inflicted by idleness on industry.
Britain for the British|Robert Blatchford
They are extortionate and untruthful, and their one set of harness and one tonga are as rotten as pears.
From Sea to Sea|Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for extortionate

extortionate

/ (ɪkˈstɔːʃənɪt) /

adjective

(of prices, etc) excessive; exorbitant

(of persons) using extortion

Derived forms of extortionate

extortionately, adverb

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单词	extortionate
释义	extortionate [ ik-stawr-shuh-nit ] / ɪkˈstɔr ʃə nɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR extortionate ON THESAURUS.COM adjective grossly excessive; exorbitant: extortionate prices. characterized by extortion, as persons: extortionate moneylenders. Origin of extortionate First recorded in 1780–90; extortion + -ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM extortionate ex·tor·tion·ate·ly, adverb Words nearby extortionate extorsion, extorsive, extort, extortion, extortionary, extortionate, extortionist, extr., extra, extra-atmospheric, extra-base hit Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for extortionate Businesses are suffering more each day in an area where the rents are extortionate, and the situation could boil over soon. Hong Kong Between Calm and Chaos\|Ben Leung\|October 3, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Her sentence was manifestly excessive (the order to pay an extortionate $186 million alone proves his bias). Is Julia Tymoshenko Europe’s Aung San Suu Kyi?\|Geoffrey Robertson\|October 23, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Do not importune a gentleman to buy of you; and do not charge an extortionate price for a trifling article. Social Life\|Maud C. Cooke He was thus fitly punished for his extortionate charge to the town for the lumber he used in their manufacture. Sabbath in Puritan New England\|Alice Morse Earle One can get as much credit as one likes in this country, provided one winks at extortionate charges. Hard Pressed\|Fred M. White This extortionate rent is really a fine inflicted by idleness on industry. Britain for the British\|Robert Blatchford They are extortionate and untruthful, and their one set of harness and one tonga are as rotten as pears. From Sea to Sea\|Rudyard Kipling British Dictionary definitions for extortionate extortionate / (ɪkˈstɔːʃənɪt) / adjective (of prices, etc) excessive; exorbitant (of persons) using extortion Derived forms of extortionate extortionately, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to extortionate avaricious, corrupt, exacting, greedy, rapacious, severe, bloodsucking, exorbitant, expensive, extravagant, unreasonable
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extortionate

adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for extortionate

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adjective

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