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exorbitant

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Definition of exorbitant

adjective

  • (of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high:some hotels charge exorbitant rates for phone calls

Derivatives

exorbitance

noun

exorbitantly

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English (originally describing a legal case that is outside the scope of a law): from late Latin exorbitant- 'going off the track', from exorbitare, from ex- 'out from' + orbita 'course, track'

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