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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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