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exorbitant
adjective as in extravagant, excessive
Example Sentences
No Palestinians, even if they can pay the exorbitant fees, are allowed to leave Gaza right now unless by medical evacuation.
California’s minimum wage is more than twice the federal rate — and cities such as West Hollywood have imposed local mandates requiring more than $19 an hour — but supporters of Proposition 32 said that a new standard was necessary to cope with the state’s exorbitant cost of living.
Some grumbled about resellers, who sell their Labubu hauls at exorbitant markups, being among those who had swarmed the release.
Landlords have also been accused of hoarding low-cost housing units and selling them for an exorbitant price, knowing that the desperation of some renters would more than offset any wasted space.
In an interview this month with Fox News, he threatened to impose an exorbitant tax on autos imported from Mexico.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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