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extortionate

/ɪkˈstɔːrʃənət/ /ɛkˈstɔːrʃənət/

Meanings
adjective
Of, related to or typifying extortion.

Examples :

"The landlord's request for a month's rent upfront was considered extortionate by the new tenants. "
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Related Words

Illustration landlord

landlord noun

/ˈlænd.lɔːd/ /ˈlænd.lɔɹd/

A person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo.

"My landlord raised the rent for my apartment next month. "

Illustration exceeding

exceeding verb

/ɪkˈsiːdɪŋ/

To be larger, greater than (something).

"The car was speeding, exceeding the speed limit. "

Illustration typifying

typifying verb

/ˈtɪpɪfaɪɪŋ/

To embody, exemplify; to represent by an image, form, model, or resemblance.

"His attitude typifies the attitude of young people today."

Illustration reasonable

reasonable adjective

/ˈɹiː.zən.ə.bəl/

Having the faculty of reason; rational, reasoning.

"My brother's decision to study harder for the exam was a reasonable choice. "

Illustration considered

considered verb

/kənˈsɪdəd/ /kənˈsɪdɚd/

To think about seriously.

"Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun."

Illustration extortion

extortion noun

/ɪkˈstɔːʃn/ /ɪkˈstɔːɹʃn/

The practice of extorting money or other property by the use of force or threats.

"The store owner was a victim of extortion, forced to pay money to the gang to avoid damage to his shop. "

Illustration request

request noun

/ɹɪˈkwɛst/

Act of requesting (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence).

"My request for a longer lunch break at work was denied. "

Illustration exorbitant

exorbitant adjective

/ɛɡˈzɔːbɪtənt/

Exceeding proper limits; extravagant; excessive or unduly high.

"The price of the new phone was exorbitant, far more than I could afford. "

Illustration moderate

moderate noun

/ˈmɑdəɹeɪt/

One who holds an intermediate position between extremes, as in politics.

"The moderates are the natural advocates of ecumenism against the fanatics of their churches."

Illustration salesman

salesman noun

/ˈseɪlzmən/ /ˈseɪlsmən/

A man whose job it is to sell things, either in a shop/store or elsewhere.

"The salesman at the electronics store showed my dad several different laptops. "

Illustration related

related verb

/ɹɪˈleɪtɪd/

To tell in a descriptive way.

"Please relate the circumstances of your journey here today."

Illustration upfront

upfront noun

/ˈʌpfrʌnt/ /ʌpˈfrʌnt/

A meeting of network executives with the press and major advertisers, signaling the start of advertising sales for a new season

"The network's upfront presentation showcased their new shows and ad opportunities for the coming fall season. "