extortionary

Examples

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• Moreover, peasant Haiti had become a net importer of U.S. food products (some of it as food aid "distributed" at extortionary rates to the peasants).

  Academic text (1998)

• " In fact, the interest rates are extortionary.

  Fiction book (1996)

• And the water they get access to is often supplied by what's called mafias, extortionary providers.

  Rich Roll

• And the water they get access to is often supplied by what's called mafias, extortionary providers.

  Rich Roll

• You've got to read the rest—which includes an extortionary threat to release the tax records of major media outlets, pitting those who want the data released quicker than the deadline against those who don't want it released at all.

  Blog text (30)

• The contractor's extortionary demands for payment left the homeowners feeling trapped and frustrated.

• When negotiating the lease, the landlord presented extortionary terms that were clearly unfair.

• Many drivers felt the gas station's extortionary pricing was taking advantage of their need for fuel.

Synonyms

P

predatory

vsextortionary

43 6.1

Trying to take advantage of people to get money or power

is specific to unfair money demands often enforced by pressure rather than general exploitation

E

extortionate

vsextortionary

2 7.9

Much more expensive than a fair price

is about unfair demands often backed by coercion rather than only high price

E

extortive

vsextortionary

9.5

Using threats to get money or favors

is about unfair or excessive demands not only the use of threats

How Excessive

outrageous

98 4.2

exorbitant

25 7.9

extortionary

8.8

reasonable

302 2.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology