extortionate

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishextortionateex‧tor‧tion‧ate /ɪkˈstɔːʃənət $ -ɔːr-/ adjective EXPENSIVEan extortionate price, demand etc is unreasonably high SYN exorbitant Many local taxi drivers charge extortionate rates. —extortionately adverbExamples from the Corpusextortionate• Paying £40 for it is nothing less than extortionate.• The same fear sustains extortionate bills in some other businesses.• The penalties are even more extortionate for those who had not planned to go into the red.• an extortionate price for car insurance• It also allows people access to loans without resorting to the extortionate rates charged by some legitimate credit companies.• On top of this, they often charge extortionate rates for support through a tolled number.

单词	extortionate
释义	extortionate From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishextortionateex‧tor‧tion‧ate /ɪkˈstɔːʃənət $ -ɔːr-/ adjective EXPENSIVEan extortionate price, demand etc is unreasonably high SYN exorbitant Many local taxi drivers charge extortionate rates. —extortionately adverbExamples from the Corpusextortionate• Paying £40 for it is nothing less than extortionate.• The same fear sustains extortionate bills in some other businesses.• The penalties are even more extortionate for those who had not planned to go into the red.• an extortionate price for car insurance• It also allows people access to loans without resorting to the extortionate rates charged by some legitimate credit companies.• On top of this, they often charge extortionate rates for support through a tolled number.
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