extortionately

An adverb meaning "in a way that is extremely or unreasonably high, especially in price or cost." It is used to describe something that is excessively expensive or demands an unfair amount.

• 🇵🇹Advérbio que significa de forma extremamente ou desproporcionalmente alta, especialmente em relação a preço ou custo. É usado para descrever algo excessivamente caro ou que exige um pagamento injusto.

1. Excessively high price C1 formal

   In a way that is unreasonably or excessively high, especially regarding cost or price.

   • The hotel charged extortionately for a simple room.
   • They were paying extortionately high fees for basic services.
   • The taxi fare was extortionately expensive for such a short distance.

   🇵🇹Excessivamente caro

   Sinônimos: astronomicallyexcessivelyexorbitantlyinordinatelyoutrageouslyunreasonably

   Antônimos: cheaplyinexpensivelyreasonably

• more extortionately comparative form
• most extortionately superlative form