Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Excessiveness, as of price or amount.
- noun Behavior or an action that exceeds what is right or proper.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A going out of or beyond proper limits or bounds; transgression of normal limitations or restrictions; hence, inordinate extension or expansion; extravagant enlargement.
- noun Extravagance in degree or amount; excessiveness; inordinateness: as, the exorbitance of desires, demands, or taxes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A going out of or beyond the usual or due limit; hence, enormity; extravagance; gross deviation from rule, right, or propriety
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The state or characteristic of being
exorbitant . - noun A large
excess .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun excessive excess
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Examples
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Do not forget that by what I might almost describe as the exorbitance of your demands you have gained more freedom than any other priest in England.
The Altar Steps Compton MacKenzie 1927
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I justify exorbitance now by convincing myself that I feel guilty, even though I'm not really convinced.
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This dearth, it is fair to assume, was caused by the exorbitance of Red-Eye, and it illustrates the menace he was to the existence of the horde.
CHAPTER XV 2010
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Ultimately, the Giants are an organization not prone to exorbitance—or being pushed around.
Giants Play Cat and Mouse With Osi Aditi Kinkhabwala 2011
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And though "don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good" makes for a usually-wise platitude, Voltaire wasn't dealing with the exorbitance of American health care or the ecological cataclysm of global warming.
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And though "don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good" makes for a usually-wise platitude, Voltaire wasn't dealing with the exorbitance of American health care or the ecological cataclysm of global warming.
Stuart Whatley: Obama's Agenda: Hope, Change and Lobby-Centricity 2010
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And though "don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good" makes for a usually-wise platitude, Voltaire wasn't dealing with the exorbitance of American health care or the ecological cataclysm of global warming.
Stuart Whatley: Obama's Agenda: Hope, Change and Lobby-Centricity Stuart Whatley 2010
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And though "don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good" makes for a usually-wise platitude, Voltaire wasn't dealing with the exorbitance of American health care or the ecological cataclysm of global warming.
Stuart Whatley: Obama's Agenda: Hope, Change and Lobby-Centricity 2009
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We view this matter with great concern, as this exorbitance has caused severe damage to our religious mission.
Archive 2009-01-01 2009
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This is the latest salvo in the battle against Wall Street\'s exorbitance, and this time it appears shareholders might stand a chance. '
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