EGAVE

extortionate

About 0.12 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Of, related to, or typifying extortion (“the practice of obtaining money or other property by the use of force or threats”).
  2. adjective Greatly exceeding what is moderate or reasonable; exorbitant.

Similar words

immoderate exorbitant outrageous usurious unconscionable steep abusive inordinate excessive inflated

Often followed by

prices rates demands and charges credit price fees interest

Word family

extortionately

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