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.

• 🇨🇳副词，表示价格或收费极其高昂、不合理，近乎敲诈。常用来形容某物贵得过分或索要不公平的费用。

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.

   🇨🇳天价地

   同义词: astronomicallyexcessivelyexorbitantlyinordinatelyoutrageouslyunreasonably

   反义词: cheaplyinexpensivelyreasonably

• more extortionately comparative form
• most extortionately superlative form