exorbitant rates
Prices through ceiling
Exorbitant rates are prices or charges far exceeding what is reasonable or customary.
The phrase typically describes fees, interest, or costs that exploit demand or desperation: The hotel charged exorbitant rates during the festival.
Payday lenders and price gougers are frequent targets of the label.
- inflationSustained price level increase
- through the roofAt extreme levels
- price controlsMandated limits on charges
- sticker shockDistress from unexpected expense
- arm and a legIdiom for excessive price
price gouging · hidden fees · rip off · exploitation · predatory lending · inequality · financial stress · premium pricing · outrage · frustration · highway robbery · nickel and dime · wealth disparity · consumer protection · skepticism · consumer advocacy · resentment · usury
exorbitant rateslow rates
discount rates · giveaway prices · competitive rates · free · no-cost
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