- extortionately
- adverb see extortionate
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
extortionately
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extortionately — extortionate UK US /ɪkˈstɔːʃənət/ adjective DISAPPROVING ► more expensive than is reasonable: extortionate fee/price/rate, etc. »Most retailers charge extortionate prices for extended warranties often more than three times as much as an… … Financial and business terms
extortionately — adv. Extortionately is used with these adjectives: ↑expensive … Collocations dictionary
extortionately — extortionate ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a price) much too high. 2) using or given to extortion. DERIVATIVES extortionately adverb … English terms dictionary
extortionately — See extortionate. * * * … Universalium
extortionately — adverb In an extortionate manner; in a manner that greatly exceeds what is reasonable or moderate … Wiktionary
extortionately — adv. by means of blackmail, through force or intimidation; exorbitantly, excessively … English contemporary dictionary
extortionately — ex·tor·tion·ate·ly … English syllables
extortionately — See: extortionate … English dictionary
extortionately — adverb to an exorbitant degree prices are exorbitantly high in the capital • Syn: ↑exorbitantly, ↑usuriously • Derived from adjective: ↑usurious (for: ↑usuriously), ↑extor … Useful english dictionary
extortionate — extortionately, adv. /ik stawr sheuh nit/, adj. 1. grossly excessive; exorbitant: extortionate prices. 2. characterized by extortion, as persons: extortionate moneylenders. [1780 90; EXTORTION + ATE1] * * * … Universalium
