overprice
Set too high
To overprice something is to set its price too high—higher than its value or what the market will bear.
The past participle works as an adjective: That restaurant is overpriced.
Real estate, stocks, and goods can all be overpriced relative to their actual worth or compared to alternatives.
Exploiting scarcity for gain
- extortionObtaining through threats
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- scalpingResale at inflated prices
- highway robberyOutrageously excessive charge
fleecing · swindle · rip-off · overcharge · usury · markup · opportunism · taking advantage
Unreasonably high, as costs
- outrageousShockingly bad or excessive
- astronomicalRelating to outer space
- unreasonableNot guided by reason
- extortionateUnreasonably high in cost
prohibitive · steep · inflated · overinflated · overvalued · sky-high · unjustified · disproportionate
Added percentage for profit
- increaseGrowth in amount
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- raiseLift or increase
jack up · bump up · cost increase · upcharge · service charge · surcharge
profiteering
Exploiting scarcity for gain
- extortionObtaining through threats
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- scalpingResale at inflated prices
highway robbery · fleecing · swindle · rip-off · overcharge · usury · markup · opportunism · taking advantage · reselling
exorbitant
Unreasonably high, as costs
- outrageousShockingly bad or excessive
- astronomicalRelating to outer space
- unreasonableNot guided by reason
extortionate · prohibitive · steep · inflated · overinflated · overvalued · sky-high · unjustified · disproportionate · bloated
markup
Added percentage for profit
- increaseGrowth in amount
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
- surgeSudden powerful increase
raise · jack up · bump up · cost increase · upcharge · service charge · surcharge
premium
Added cost for better
upscale · boutique · luxury · deluxe · elite · gourmet · status symbol · brand name · imported · artisanal
overpriceunderprice
Charge below value
undervalue · undercharge · discount · mark down · devalue