sting

/stɪŋ/ verb [T] informal

Definition

› to charge someone a large amount of money for something, especially when this is unfair: sting sb for sth The bank stung me for €50 in charges.

› to cause someone to lose money: We have been stung by rising interest rates.

(Definition of sting verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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