Word Finder - exorbitant

definition

Exceeding proper limits; extravagant; excessive or unduly high.

example

It's a nice car, but they are charging an exorbitant price for it.

It was exorbitant and vexatious.

A terrible struggle arose between these obviously exorbitant demands and the resistance which they provoked.

The greatest drawback to the American Girl products is the exorbitant price.

People spent exorbitant amounts of money to procure these toys in time for Christmas.

Unfortunately, the price on that website is exorbitant at $150.00.

Paying exorbitant prices for the accessories and supplies you need won't help you run your business successfully.

The poor squatted where they could, receiving starvation wages, and paying exorbitant rents for their cabins, partly with their own labour.

The corn-growers and the revenue collectors were ruined by exorbitant imposts or by the iniquitous cancelling of contracts; temples and private houses were robbed of their works of art; and the rights of Roman citizens were disregarded.

Another device of Edward for filling his exchequer was a very stringent enforcement of justice; small infractions of the laws being made the excuse for exorbitant fines.

To such the State renders comparatively small service, and a slight tax is wont to appear exorbitant, particularly if they are obliged to earn it by special labor with their hands.

Some of their models' can be pricey, although most aren't exactly exorbitant.

The demands of the tsar Alexander were for a time so exorbitant as to bring the powers at the congress of Vienna to the verge of war.

After the collapse of that company a secret committee of inquiry was appointed by the Commons, and Aislabie, who had in the meantime resigned the seals of his office, was declared guilty of having encouraged and promoted the South Sea scheme with a view to his own exorbitant profit, and was expelled the House.

While the cruise fare may be a steal, the airfare will be exorbitant and will cancel out any savings.

The demand was absurd and exorbitant and was refused, though the French government offered him the hand of their kings daughter Catherine with a dowry of 800,000 crowns and the districts of Quercy and Prigordsufficiently handsome terms. When he began to collect a fleet and an army, they added to the offer the Limousin and other regions; but Henry was determined to pick his quarrel, and declared war in an impudent and hypocritical manifesto, in which he declared that he was driven into strife against his will.

Poorer people could buy the plain yellow tulips that are still familiar to many gardeners, while rich people could buy flowers such as the Semper Augustus, which sported red flames and was sold for exorbitant prices.

In the latter year the imports amounted to £467,000, and the exports to £451,000; coffee, the mainstay of Yemen trade, shows a serious decline from £302,000 in 1902 to £229,000 in 1904; this is attributable partly to the great increase of production in other countries, but mainly to the insecurity of the trade routes and the exorbitant transit dues levied by the Turkish administration.

When this is deducted from the gross profits of $5.60 prices found above, We have a net profit of $3.32 an acre, not an exorbitant one by any means.

Fair to say cost OK compared with other Luton sites and other airports but I consider all airport parking exorbitant.

Clearly these costs while not exorbitant as current printing goes, are no longer viable to us as a Society.

These techniques allow for speedy and fair conclusions without the often exorbitant expenses associated with court proceedings.

In my opinion, the best thing that happens to specifications is their usually exorbitant price that keeps them out of the public arena.

They had some nice choices, and there are specials chalked up on the wall and prices are not too exorbitant.

We approached local constructors, but the prices quoted seemed exorbitant!

Clearing the old debts had stemmed the outflow on account of payment of exorbitant interest.

The farming of exorbitant taxes, coupled as it was too often with dishonest concessions to the tax farmer, made the over-burdened peasantry drink the doubly bitter cup of exploitation and injustice.

After elaborate intrigues, in the course of which Alcibiades played false to the conspirators by forcing them to abandon the idea of friendship with Tissaphernes owing to the exorbitant terms proposed, the new government by the Four Hundred was set up in Athens (see Theramenes).

There are no exorbitant fees, silly club house rules, snooty attitudes or outrageously priced drinks !

If you don't have one and fall sick or injure yourself, ridiculously exorbitant doctor and hospital fees could send you straight to the poor house.

This may seem exorbitant, but consumers also need to factor in the cost of ornaments, lights, and other necessities to turn a pine tree into the perfect Christmas tree.

There are many exorbitant health claims relating to Acai.

However, it is interesting to note that in North America, acai is an expensive "health food" inflated with exorbitant claims.

Lighting in general can be pricey, but older, antique lighting styles can get exorbitant.

If a company posts exorbitant statements about the amount of money you can make, claims you can quit your job and live off your earnings, and then asks for a payment from you, run away.

Almost every girl would love to have a famous designer dress, but as we know from the exorbitant prices, that's not always possible.

An agency that asks you to pay a fee to get jobs or asks for exorbitant prices for some photographs is likely scamming you.

After all, there are many photographers out there who charge exorbitant fees, but don’t deliver quality images.

These exorbitant prices have led the Attorney General of Arkansas to open an investigation as to whether any ticket scalping laws are being violated.

Now he needs what seems to be an exorbitant amount of money to help one of his children get her life back together?

If for any reason you feel that the EFC you have been given is exorbitant or you cannot reasonably pay it, you do have the right to appeal the decision.

Some cruise ships may also be able to help arrange shipping for excess purchases, though fees for these services can be exorbitant.

While the price could be considered exorbitant, there is a link with the tradition and a reassurance of quality that doesn't come with many articles of clothing.

Luckily, there are some online shopping sites you can turn to so that you don't need to spend an exorbitant amount of money on the eyewear you need!

While the hotel choices are quite extensive for packages, they do not usually include less expensive chain properties, and families on a tight budget may find package accommodations too exorbitant.

The purpose of this legislation and other laws is to protect all Alabama residents - in Mobile and elsewhere throughout the state - from paying exorbitant amounts of money for funeral expenses.

However, if you are undaunted by the exorbitant price, you can buy directly online from the Vilebriquin Internet store or at any of Vilebriquin's national locations.

The variety was immense, ranging from exorbitant floral prints to wide legged, palazzo-style pants.

Chess sets range in price from the very affordable to the outrageously exorbitant.

Most celebrity engagement rings have exorbitant prices and exaggerated designs that, while suitable for the camera, are ludicrously impractical for the typical bride-to-be's regimen of work, home, and recreation.

The meticulous design process only uses the highest quality diamonds, and every stone is a minimum of one-half carat, with exorbitant designs exceeding ten carats.