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exorbitant

[ig-zawr-bi-tuhnt]

adjective

  1. exceeding the bounds of custom, propriety, or reason, especially in amount or extent; highly excessive.

    to charge an exorbitant price; exorbitant luxury.

  2. Archaic.outside the authority of the law.



exorbitant

/ ɪɡˈɔːɪəԳ /

adjective

  1. (of prices, demands, etc) in excess of what is reasonable; excessive; extravagant; immoderate

“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
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Other Word Forms

  • exorbitantly adverb
  • unexorbitant adjective
  • unexorbitantly adverb
  • ˈǰٲԳٱ adverb
  • ˈǰٲԳ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of exorbitant1

1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin exorbitant- (stem of ǰԲ, present participle of ǰ to go out of the track), equivalent to ex- ex- 1 + orbit ( a ) wheel track ( orbit ) + -ant- -ant
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Word History and Origins

Origin of exorbitant1

C15: from Late Latin ǰ to deviate, from Latin orbita track
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Finally, PBMs use their consolidated power to keep drugs off of health plan formularies — unless manufacturers pay exorbitant fees.

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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.

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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.

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For roughly one-third of Americans, the answer isn’t to take exorbitant vacations or buy mansions.

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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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