exorbitant
21exorbitant — ex|or|bi|tant [ıgˈzo:bıtənt US o:r ] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: Late Latin, present participle of exorbitare to leave the track , from Latin orbita track ] an exorbitant price, amount of money etc is much higher than it should be =… …
22exorbitant — ex|or|bi|tant [ ıg zɔrbıtənt ] adjective an exorbitant price or amount of money is much more than is reasonable: It meant borrowing money at an exorbitant rate of interest. exorbitant wage demands ╾ ex|or|bi|tance noun uncount ╾ ex|or|bi|tant|ly… …
23exorbitant — UK [ɪɡˈzɔː(r)bɪtənt] / US [ɪɡˈzɔrbɪtənt] adjective an exorbitant price or amount of money is much more than is reasonable It meant borrowing money at an exorbitant rate of interest. exorbitant wage demands Derived words: exorbitance noun… …
24exorbitant — ex•or•bi•tant [[t]ɪgˈzɔr bɪ tənt[/t]] adj. exceeding the bounds of custom, propriety, or reason, esp. in amount or extent: exorbitant prices; exorbitant luxury[/ex] • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME < LL exorbitant , s. of exorbitāns, prp. of… …
25exorbitant — [[t]ɪgzɔ͟ː(r)bɪtənt[/t]] ADJ GRADED (emphasis) If you describe something such as a price or fee as exorbitant, you are emphasizing that it is much greater than it should be. Exorbitant housing prices have created an acute shortage of affordable… …
26exorbitant — adjective an exorbitant price, rate, demand etc is much higher than is reasonable or usual: It s a good restaurant but the prices are exorbitant. exorbitance noun (U) exorbitantly adverb …
27exorbitant — /ɪg zɔ:bɪtənt/ adjective unreasonably high in price ● $10,000 a minute, that’s exorbitant and quite unjustified. ● Their fees may seem exorbitant, but their costs are very high …
28exorbitant — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin exorbitant , exorbitans, present participle of exorbitare to deviate, from Latin ex + orbita track of a wheel, rut, from orbis disk, hoop Date: 15th century 1. not coming within the scope of… …
29exorbitant — adjective exceeding proper limits; extravagant; excessive or unduly high Its a nice car, but they are charging an exorbitant price for it …
30exorbitant — außerordentlich, enorm, gewaltig, gigantisch, immens, maßlos, riesenhaft, ungeheuer, ungemein; (geh.): überaus groß/hoch; (bildungsspr.): titanisch; (ugs.): mächtig, unglaublich; (emotional): unermesslich; (meist emotional): monströs, riesig;… …
