daylight robbery
Shameless price gouging
Daylight robbery is British slang for blatant overcharging—a price so excessive it feels like theft committed openly, without shame: Twenty pounds for a sandwich? That's daylight robbery!
The phrase emphasizes the brazenness of the offense, as if someone robbed you in broad daylight and dared you to object.
Costing more than warranted
- extortionateUnreasonably high in cost
- gougingExploitative overpricing
- rip-offGrossly overpriced exchange
- price gougingExcessive pricing during crises
excessive · steep · inflated · premium · surcharge · markup · profiteering · usurious
Disgraceful public affair
- indignationAnger from mistreatment
- disgustIntense physical aversion
- uproarNoisy public disturbance
- backlashStrong negative reaction
condemnation · appalling · shocking · brazen · shameless · audacious · outrageous · galling
Unjust or partial
- inequitableNot fair or impartial
- unethicalViolating moral standards
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- unwarrantedWithout adequate justification
disproportionate · unjust · wrongful · victimization · taking advantage · cheated · swindled · conned
overpriced
Costing more than warranted
- extortionateUnreasonably high in cost
- gougingExploitative overpricing
- rip-offGrossly overpriced exchange
price gouging · excessive · steep · inflated · premium · surcharge · markup · profiteering · usurious · exorbitant
scandal
Disgraceful public affair
- indignationAnger from mistreatment
- disgustIntense physical aversion
- uproarNoisy public disturbance
backlash · condemnation · appalling · shocking · brazen · shameless · audacious · outrageous · galling · infuriating
unfair
Unjust or partial
- inequitableNot fair or impartial
- unethicalViolating moral standards
- exploitationSelfish use of others
unwarranted · disproportionate · unjust · wrongful · victimization · taking advantage · cheated · swindled · conned · scammed
in plain sight
Completely visible, unhidden
- barefacedShamelessly bold or unconcealed
daylight robberybargain
Favorable purchase price
steal · good deal · fair price · giveaway · budget-friendly
daylight robberyvalue for money
Worth relative to cost
bang for your buck · worth every penny · dirt cheap · pennies on the dollar · freebie
daylight, robbery, daytime, daylights, daytimes, daylighting, daylighted, highway robbery