extortionate dans le dictionnaire Oxford-Hachette

Traductions de extortionate dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

extortionate [GB ɪkˈstɔːʃ(ə)nət, ɛkˈstɔːʃ(ə)nət, Am ɪkˈstɔrʃ(ə)nət] ADJ

extortionate

exorbitant

extortionate dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de extortionate dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

extortionate [ɪkˈstɔ:ʃənət, Am -ˈstɔ:r-] ADJ péj

extortionate

exorbitant(e)

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anglais

The man who undertook to teach him demanded extortionate sums.

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An extortionate tax system supported his ambitious and successful foreign policies of expansion, as well as his numerous bribes and gifts to various potentates.

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He visited prisons, inquired into the treatment pursued, and prosecuted harsh and extortionate gaolers.

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The unit has uncovered many cases of people charged extortionate rates of interest, often with no paperwork.

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John intensified his efforts to maximise all possible sources of income, to the extent that he has been described as avaricious, miserly, extortionate and moneyminded.

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Being asked to subsidise local authority waste by paying extortionate parking fees is beyond the pale.

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The telcos have users over a barrel because the extortionate charges are levied by the overseas telco and are not controlled by the local telco.

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This money may then be lent to companies willing to pay extortionate rates because they can not get funding elsewhere.

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These extortionate fees are yet another example of energy companies ripping off those who are most in need.

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If the court does believe the bargain was extortionate, it can re-open the agreement and examine the terms of it.

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