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Word: Exorbitant
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
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’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪɡˈzɔːbɪt(ə)nt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛɡˈzɔːbɪt(ə)nt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high
Short Definition:unreasonably high
Examples:- some hotels charge exorbitant rates for phone calls
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