Examples of 'extortionate' in a sentence
Meaning of "extortionate"
extortionate (adjective) - describing something that is unreasonably expensive or excessive in terms of price
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- 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.
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Pay an extortionate amount for club entry.
Except that he lent to you at an extortionate rate.
Those are extortionate interest rates to be charging.
Data roaming charges are pretty extortionate abroad.
The extortionate usurious capital continues to fleece the peasants.
We will not charge you an extortionate fee.
Most extortionate ransom.
And advanced their prices in extortionate proportion.
Same extortionate undertone.
You used the word extortionate.
Extortionate credit transactions.
Your symbol costs an extortionate amount.
Rents were extortionate and life for the crofters was extremely precarious.
As well as the usual extortionate dowry.
Avoid paying extortionate prices for a bottle of water in the airport.
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It is an oligopoly market so they are able to charge extortionate prices.
Members faced major problems of extortionate rental fees for their vehicles.
The cost to social services and the police is getting extortionate.
These often have extortionate costs attached to them when used abroad.
The price of fruit can be extortionate.
The extortionate aspect is even clearer with respect to the second contract.
They humiliate other nations and make extortionate demands.
This is an extortionate penalty for informing the public of grave human rights allegations.
The overheads are probably extortionate.
You will avoid the extortionate Ticketmaster service fees.
Not to mention bloody extortionate.
The extortionate interest on his loans to Cachet to settle my outstanding tax affairs.
These terms are extortionate.
It charges extortionate prices for cell-phone usage thanks to its quasi-monopoly position.
And food feels extortionate.
Greece looks bad, an extortionate bully in the throes of economic mayhem and domestic terrorism.
Opposition to this extortionate plan.
The food was tasteless, the service was non-existent and the price was extortionate.
It depends on the renewal of opposition to both extortionate capitalism and fundamentalism.
Yet environmental litigation ( mainly judicial review ) in Scotland is extortionate.
Which is extortionate.
Small business owners rely on lenders who charge extortionate rates.
To avoid Macedonia they pay extortionate prices to cross the country by bus.
It is not surprising that they often levy extortionate taxes.
But I do not pay an extortionate amount of money for cars.
Many victims made payments based on these baseless extortionate threats.
Are we responsible for extortionate interest rates and indexation?
During the period speculators drove up the prices of tulip bulbs to extortionate levels.
He is often remembered as being a cruel and extortionate ruler, but an energetic courageous fighter.
Though local Christians brought food to the crusaders they charged extortionate prices.
Militarized camps also encourage extortionate behaviour, of which refugees may fall victims.
The cost of renting in London is extortionate.
It ‘ s time to say goodbye to extortionate storage costs and lugging around heavy containers.
Their players are managed to sell them to us for extortionate amounts of money.
However, many trusts charged extortionate tolls and diverted the money raised to other uses.
