EXTORTIONATE


Meaning of EXTORTIONATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ik-ˈstȯr-sh(ə-)nət ]

adjective

Date: 1757

1. : characterized by extortion

2. : excessive , exorbitant

extortionate prices

• ex·tor·tion·ate·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.