steep
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4.2
- adjective
- /stiːp/
:
excesivo
- Not surprisingly, the response has been a steep drop in food production and widening food scarcity.
- a steep price
- too steep
- steep costs
Now the price of that interview can be very, very steep.
- Now the price of that interview can be very, very steep.
- The aggressor must pay a price for this aggression, for this war, the steepest price.
- Well, once levered up, Hude had to manage more for cash flows than for profits as they had those steep debt repayments to meet.
Examples
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For such an illusion of order, we pay an impossibly steep price.
Academic text (2016) -
That's a steep price for a passport and some papers for a little girl.
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And at those schools, people who spoke out really, you know, faced a steep social price.
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But the product itself is incredibly good and like I said, there has been this quite, I believe, steep rise in price.
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Three percent is quite steep.
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But he admits that he has paid a steep price for his two decades of research.
Academic text (2010) -
Federal programs meant to assist students facing steep college costs have themselves added to the rise in tuition.
Academic text (1997) -
"The cost of that peace, however, has been steep, not to say prohibitive.
Fiction book (2000) -
Mobil accepted the offer at the steep cost of $40 per barrel, which was far above market prices.
Academic text (1999) -
The cost of living in the city has become quite steep, making it difficult for many families to afford housing.
Synonyms
98
4.2
Too high to be fair or reasonable
74
2.0
Costs more money than someone can afford
54
4.4
Costs a lot of money
35
8.9
Very wrong and unfair in a way people cannot accept
31
3.5
Costing a lot of money
25
7.9
A price or cost that is much higher than it should be
12
4.2
Making you pay a lot of interest on borrowed money
2
7.9
Much more expensive than a fair price
1
6.5
Costing a large amount of money
1
9.9
Charging interest that is much higher than is fair or allowed by law
Antonyms
Compounds
A sharp bend in a road on a very sloping hill that helps vehicles go up or down safely
How Expensive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Steep for an unreasonably high price grows from the same idea of 'high' as a hill; if something is 'steep' it is very high, so a 'steep' price feels too large or unfair.