exorbitant

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English

Etymology

From Middle English exorbitant, through Old French from Late Latin exorbitāns, present active participle of exorbitō (to go out of the track), from ex (out) + orbita (wheel-track); see orbit. Compare French exorbitant.

Pronunciation

Adjective

exorbitant (comparative more exorbitant, superlative most exorbitant)

  1. Exceeding proper limits; excessive or unduly high; extravagant.
    Synonyms: extortionate, inordinate; see also Thesaurus:exorbitant
    It’s a nice car, but they are charging an exorbitant price for it.
    You also have to pay exorbitant interest if you have credit card debt.

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin exorbitāns, possibly via French.

Pronunciation

Adjective

exorbitant (comparative exorbitanter, superlative exorbitantst)

  1. exorbitant
    Synonyms: buitensporig, excessief

Declension

Declension of exorbitant
uninflected exorbitant
inflected exorbitante
comparative exorbitanter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial exorbitant exorbitanter het exorbitantst
het exorbitantste
indefinite m./f. sing. exorbitante exorbitantere exorbitantste
n. sing. exorbitant exorbitanter exorbitantste
plural exorbitante exorbitantere exorbitantste
definite exorbitante exorbitantere exorbitantste
partitive exorbitants exorbitanters

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin exorbitantem, present participle of exorbitō (whence exorbiter).

Pronunciation

Adjective

exorbitant (feminine exorbitante, masculine plural exorbitants, feminine plural exorbitantes)

  1. exorbitant
  2. extortionate

Further reading

German

Etymology

From Late Latin exorbitāns.

Pronunciation

Adjective

exorbitant (strong nominative masculine singular exorbitanter, comparative exorbitanter, superlative am exorbitantesten)

  1. exorbitant
    Synonyms: maßlos, unverschämt

Declension

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French exorbitant, from Latin exorbitans.

Adjective

exorbitant m or n (feminine singular exorbitantă, masculine plural exorbitanți, feminine and neuter plural exorbitante)

  1. extortionate

Declension

Declension of exorbitant
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite exorbitant exorbitantă exorbitanți exorbitante
definite exorbitantul exorbitanta exorbitanții exorbitantele
genitive-
dative
indefinite exorbitant exorbitante exorbitanți exorbitante
definite exorbitantului exorbitantei exorbitanților exorbitantelor