steep
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4.2
- adjective
- /stiːp/
- Not surprisingly, the response has been a steep drop in food production and widening food scarcity.
- a steep price
- too steep
- steep costs
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Watch on YouTubeNow 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
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3.5
Costing a lot of money
82
2.0
Costs more money than someone can afford
54
4.2
Too high to be fair or reasonable
52
4.4
Costs a lot of money
34
4.2
Making you pay a lot of interest on borrowed money
32
8.9
Very wrong and unfair in a way people cannot accept
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7.9
A price or cost that is much higher than it should be
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6.5
Costing a large amount of money
2
7.9
Much more expensive than a fair price
1
9.9
Charging interest that is much higher than is fair or allowed by law
Antonyms
Compounds
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7.1
A sharp bend in a road on a very sloping hill that helps vehicles go up or down safely
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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.