extortionate
/ɪkˈstɔːʃənət/ adjective disapprovingDefinition
› more expensive than is reasonable: extortionate fee/price/rate, etc. Most retailers charge extortionate prices for extended warranties - often more than three times as much as an independent provider.
extortionately /ɪkˈstɔːʃənətli/
/-ˈstɔːr-/ adverb › The government has agreed on measures that protect the renewable energy industry from extortionately high national grid access charges.(Definition of extortionate adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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