adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
exorbitant (= extremely high )
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Some landlords charge exorbitant rents.
exorbitant/extortionate (= much too high )
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£10,000 seemed an exorbitant price for the rug.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
fee
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The exorbitant fee caused uproar in the land.
price
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Slipped in as if it is a mere trifle, a quite exorbitant price !
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So we paid an exorbitant price for the decisions that were made in good faith and for good purpose.
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A few farmers even managed to do very well out of the exorbitant prices charged to urban residents for a few mouthfuls of grain.
rent
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When that failed they attempted an exorbitant rent so I intervened.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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It's a nice hotel, but the prices are exorbitant .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And the price of entertainment everywhere is exorbitant .
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Each year time and money is wasted by the exorbitant amount of telephoning required to gather in all this information. 8.
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It is a price that today may seem exorbitant to many.
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Only 10 to 15 percent goes toward administrative costs, which is certainly not exorbitant .
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The exorbitant fee caused uproar in the land.
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We couldn't afford to buy and rents are exorbitant .