exorbitance

Pronunciation key ( ig-zôr′bə-təns )

ex•or•bi•tance

n.

[L. exorbitans].

1. Quality of being exorbitant. Excessiveness in what is reasonable or right such as with price, need, act or demands: extravagance. Going beyond what is proper and due limits.
2. [Archaic] lawlessness.

Syn. Excess.

References

The American College Dictionary (Random House) ©1949

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955

Webster's Improved Dictionary and Everyday Encyclopedia ©1956

Funk and Wagnalls Standard Dictionary, Comprehensive International Edition ©1976

The American Heritage Dictionary, Second College Edition ©1985

Further Reading

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