Translations for „extortionate“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

ex·tor·tion·ate [ɪkˈstɔ:ʃənət, ekˈ-] ADJ pej

1. extortionate (exorbitant):

extortionate

pretiran

extortionate

oderuški

that's extortionate!

to je pravo oderuštvo!

extortionate prices

oderuške cene

2. extortionate (using force):

extortionate

izsiljevalski

Usage examples with extortionate

that's extortionate!

to je pravo oderuštvo!

extortionate prices

oderuške cene

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

If the court does believe the bargain was extortionate, it can re-open the agreement and examine the terms of it.

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The three brothers resorted to buying the serape from the soldier for the extortionate price of $25.

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Each major route involved transhipping to pack animal caravan, travel through desert country and risk of bandits and extortionate tolls by local potentiates.

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One of the ways they did this was by charging extortionate rents, in many cases for slum property.

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And they charge extortionate rates of interest because her company is adult-industry specific.

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The actual practice may have been spontaneously generous or politely extortionate, depending on its observance.

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The man who undertook to teach him demanded extortionate sums.

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The unit has uncovered many cases of people charged extortionate rates of interest, often with no paperwork.

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However, many trusts charged extortionate tolls and diverted the money raised to other uses.

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John intensified his efforts to maximise all possible sources of income, to the extent that he has been described as avaricious, miserly, extortionate and moneyminded.

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