extortionate
Meaning
- Of, related to, or typifying extortion (“the practice of obtaining money or other property by the use of force or threats”).
- Greatly exceeding what is moderate or reasonable; exorbitant.
Opposite of
modest, unextortionate
Synonyms
marked by usurpation
Translations
exorbitant
exorbitant
exorbitante desorbitat
exorbitante
erpresserisch wucherisch wucherhaft Wucher…Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛkˈstɔːʃənət/
Etymology
From extortion + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
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