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exorbitant
[ig-zawr-bi-tuhnt]
adjective
exceeding the bounds of custom, propriety, or reason, especially in amount or extent; highly excessive.
to charge an exorbitant price; exorbitant luxury.
Archaic.outside the authority of the law.
exorbitant
/ ɪɡˈɔːɪəԳ /
adjective
(of prices, demands, etc) in excess of what is reasonable; excessive; extravagant; immoderate
Other Word Forms
- exorbitantly adverb
- unexorbitant adjective
- unexorbitantly adverb
- ˈǰٲԳٱ adverb
- ˈǰٲԳ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of exorbitant1
Word History and Origins
Origin of exorbitant1
Example Sentences
Finally, PBMs use their consolidated power to keep drugs off of health plan formularies — unless manufacturers pay exorbitant fees.
As such, she's primarily used social media to push out her 6-point plan from clamping down on exorbitant salaries to opening the Supreme Court hearings to the public.
Some fall victim to scams run by travel agents, who charge exorbitant fees and send them through illegal or unsafe routes, often without proper documentation.
For roughly one-third of Americans, the answer isn’t to take exorbitant vacations or buy mansions.
Levin says it was a win-win, as running a sandwich shop is more economical than a restaurant, and diners can still indulge in quality food without exorbitant prices.
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