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exorbitant

/ɪɡˈzoɹbətənt/ adjective C2
  1. Exceeding proper limits; excessive or unduly high; extravagant. · It’s a nice car, but they are charging an exorbitant price for it.· You also have to pay exorbitant interest if you have credit card debt.
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To accumulate this tremendous sum, her husband took on multiple evening jobs and borrowed money at exorbitant interest rates.
The Illusory Diamonds, p. 1 · C1

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