What's a better word for "expensive"?

EXORBITANT

Definition:

Unreasonably high in price; excessive.

Examples:

  • “The store’s exorbitant prices made him wonder if the clothes were lined with gold.”

  • “She stared at the exorbitant bill and briefly considered causing a distraction, then running out of the restaurant.”

Etymology:

From Latin exorbitare ("to go out of the track"), from ex- ("out") + orbita ("track, orbit").

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