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exorbitance
This term carries a strong negative connotation, emphasizing a lack of restraint or a blatant disregard for fairness and reason. It is most frequently employed in formal or legalistic contexts to describe costs, fees, or demands that are not merely high, but shockingly excessive to the point of being unjust.
While "excess" is a neutral term for any amount beyond a limit, "exorbitance" specifically implies an offensive or unreasonable degree of excess. It is an uncountable noun, meaning it does not have a plural form and is not used with a count of individual units.
Meanings
Examples
The sheer exorbitance of the hotel rates in the city center is shocking.
I cannot believe the exorbitance of these legal fees.
The exorbitance of his demands made it impossible to reach an agreement.
Such exorbitance in spending will lead to bankruptcy within a year.
The exorbitance of the ticket prices is simply a result of high demand.
Why is there such exorbitance in the cost of basic healthcare here?
The king was known for the exorbitance of his lavish feasts.
The sheer exorbitance of the request left me speechless.