Vocabulary
Exorbitant
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
(of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high.
Urdu meaning
حد سے زیادہ، بکثرت
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The BBC quoted him as saying that the US had long benefited from free trade but was now using tariffs as a `bargaining chip` to demand `exorbitant prices` from other nations.
- Desperate residents have found themselves forced to shell out exorbitant sums to what is often described as the `tanker mafia` operating in the city.
- Many of those who have been trapped in their web have paid not only exorbitant sums of money, but also with their lives during the perilous journeys they were forced to take.
- The plan was leaked to social media, which led a Senate standing committee to demand justification from the FBR for such an exorbitant spending spree.
- Many of those who have been trapped in their web have paid not only exorbitant sums of money, but also with their lives during the perilous journeys they were forced to take.
Synonyms
extortionate, extremely high, excessively high, sky-high, excessive, prohibitive,
Antonyms
reasonable, competitive
Curator example
“some hotels charge exorbitant rates for phone calls”
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