English-Thai Dictionary

extortionate

A เกี่ยวกับ การบีบบังคับ ขู่เข็ญ  extortionary

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EXTORTIONATE

EXTORTIONATE Ex *tor "tion *ate, a.

 

Defn: Characterized by extortion; oppressive; hard.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

extortionate

ex tor tion ate |ikˈstôrSHənit ɪkˈstɔrʃ (ə )nət | ▶adjective 1 (of a price ) much too high; exorbitant: extortionate ticket prices. 2 using or given to extortion: the extortionate power of the unions. DERIVATIVES ex tor tion ate ly adverb [ as submodifier ] : lobster is extortionately expensive here

 

Oxford Dictionary

extortionate

extortionate |ɪkˈstɔːʃ (ə )nət, ɛk- | ▶adjective 1 (of a price ) much too high; exorbitant: £2,700 for that guitar is extortionate. 2 using or given to extortion: the extortionate power of the unions. DERIVATIVES extortionately adverb

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

extortionate

extortionate adjective extortionate prices: exorbitant, excessively high, excessive, outrageous, unreasonable, inordinate, inflated, exacting, harsh, severe, oppressive; informal over the top; grasping, bloodsucking, avaricious, greedy, money-grubbing.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

extortionate

extortionate adjective 1 extortionate prices: exorbitant, excessively high, excessive, sky-high, outrageous, preposterous, immoderate, unreasonable, inordinate, prohibitive, ruinous, punitive, inflated, more than one can afford; Brit. over the odds; informal criminal, steep, stiff, over the top, OTT. ANTONYMS reasonable. 2 an unreasonable and extortionate clause in the contract: grasping, bloodsucking, avaricious, greedy, rapacious, predatory, usurious, exacting, harsh, severe, rigorous, hard, oppressive; informal money-grubbing; N. Amer. informal grabby.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

extortionate

ex tor tion ate /ɪkstɔ́ː r ʃ (ə )nət /形容詞 〈要求 価格などが 〉無理強いの ; 法外な, 不当な, とてつもない ▸ extortionate demands [prices ]法外な要求 [値段 ]～ly 副詞 不当に .