exorbitant

to be ridiculously and unfairly high (i.e. prices)

TRANSLATION

übertrieben, unverschaemt hoch (Phantasiepreis)

STATISTICS

IN THE PRESS

Almost 30 Eastern Europeans were found working illegally picking daffodils in Lincolnshire in April 2002.

Often deductions are taken off the employee's wage packet for accommodation and transport and these costs are often EXORBITANT.

One Eastern European woman had a wage packet of £149 and after deductions she only had £19 a week.

(BBC News - 10th Sept. 2003)

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exorbitant

Exceeding all bounds, as of custom or fairness: exorbitant prices.

Synonyms:

dear, enormous, exacting, excessive, expensive, extortionate, extreme, high, highway robbery, immoderate, inordinate, outrageous, overboard, overmuch, preposterous, pricey, steep, stiff, towering, unconscionable, undue, unreasonable, unwarranted, wasteful

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