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He continued to drink of the poisonous rank beverages served at extortionate prices.
THE WOMAN GIVESOWEN JOHNSONHe replied that the market price was extortionate, and that his conscience would not allow him to accept it.
PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF PARDEE BUTLERPARDEE BUTLERNo contract had been made as to price, and when she arrived there the cabman's extortionate charge was refused.
MARK TWAIN, A BIOGRAPHY, 1835-1910, COMPLETEALBERT BIGELOW PAINEIf he had to borrow money he would do it from the government and would not be charged extortionate rates of interest as he is now.
THE COMMON SENSE OF SOCIALISMJOHN SPARGOIn this way the league tried to reduce overcrowding and extortionate rentals.
NEGRO MIGRATION DURING THE WAREMMETT J. SCOTTFive months afterward Molly and Bertha were still making payments for these extortionate tickets.
MAKING BOTH ENDS MEETSUE AINSLIE CLARK AND EDITH WYATTHe thus charges an extortionate amount for his goats and chickens, and demands heavy fees for services rendered.
A JOURNAL OF A TOUR IN THE CONGO FREE STATEMARCUS DORMANBut the main drawback to the business is the extortionate fees charged by the Treasury.
THE LAW AND THE POOREDWARD ABBOTT PARRYJohn Bull is indebted for this extortionate charge to the supreme wisdom of the Legislature, which has established a 3s.
LANDS OF THE SLAVE AND THE FREEHENRY A. MURRAYFares were extortionate, but many were willing to pay for speed.
THE LAST AMERICAN FRONTIERFREDERIC L. (FREDERIC LOGAN) PAXSONWORDS RELATED TO EXTORTIONATE
- base
- bent
- bribable
- crooked
- debauched
- double-dealing
- exploiting
- extortionate
- faithless
- fast and loose
- fixed
- foul
- fraudulent
- gone to the dogs
- inconstant
- iniquitous
- knavish
- mercenary
- nefarious
- on the take
- open
- padded
- perfidious
- praetorian
- profiteering
- racket up
- reprobate
- rotten
- shady
- snide
- tainted
- treacherous
- two-faced
- underhanded
- unethical
- unfaithful
- unprincipled
- unscrupulous
- untrustworthy
- venal
- wide open
- absurd
- bizarre
- costly
- crazy
- exaggerated
- excessive
- exorbitant
- expensive
- extortionate
- extreme
- fanciful
- fancy
- fantastic
- flamboyant
- flashy
- foolish
- garish
- gaudy
- grandiose
- immoderate
- implausible
- improvident
- imprudent
- inordinate
- lavish
- ludicrous
- nonsensical
- ornate
- ostentatious
- outrageous
- overpriced
- preposterous
- pretentious
- prodigal
- profligate
- reckless
- ridiculous
- showy
- silly
- spendthrift
- steep
- unbalanced
- unconscionable
- unreasonable
- unrestrained
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.