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exorbitant

/ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtənt/adjective

उच्चारण इग्ज़ॉर्बिटन्ट

अत्यधिक, बेहिसाब ऊँचा, अनुचित रूप से महँगा (कीमत, माँग)

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    (of a price or a demand) much too high; unreasonable

    अत्यधिक, बेहिसाब ऊँचा, अनुचित रूप से महँगा (कीमत, माँग)

    • The coaching centre charges exorbitant fees.
    • Hotels near the exam centre asked exorbitant rents.
    • The taxi driver demanded an exorbitant fare from the tourists.
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    • Many families cannot afford the exorbitant cost of private hospitals.
    • Why are the prices so exorbitant during the festival season?

    Synonyms excessive extortionate sky-high unreasonable inflated

    Opposite reasonable moderate fair cheap

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exorbitantly adv.
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ex·or·bi·tant

With -orbit- and -ant (not 'exorbitent' or 'exhorbitant'); from the Latin for 'out of the track' (orbit).

बीच में -orbit- और अंत में -ant ('exorbitent' या 'exhorbitant' गलत है); Latin में 'पथ (orbit) से बाहर' से।

?Which word?

Keep apart exorbitant (too high, of prices) and extortionate (so high that it is like extortion); the two are near synonyms.

Exorbitant (कीमतों के लिए बहुत ऊँचा) और extortionate (इतना ऊँचा कि extortion जैसा लगे) निकट पर्याय हैं।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Exorbitant prices, exorbitant interest, exorbitant demands.

Collocations: exorbitant prices (बहुत ज़्यादा कीमतें), exorbitant interest (अत्यधिक ब्याज), exorbitant demands (अनुचित और बहुत बड़ी माँगें)।