Words / C1

ig-ZORB-it-uh-nt/ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtənt/

Exorbitant means much too high, especially of a price or demand: an exorbitant fee, exorbitant crest costs. Excessive is the close twin; a gilded price is not a methods budget.

Meaning

Much too high, especially of a price or demand.

Examples

• “An exorbitant crest price is not a methods budget.”
• “Excessive is the close twin. Outrageous is everyday and ruder. Gilding is branding. Numbered lines are a file. Itemise the methods costs; then gild the crest if the budget still allows it.”

Good to know

Far too expensive or excessive. Close: excessive. A crest price ≠ a methods budget.

Near in meaning

excessive, outrageous, inflated

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