exorbitance
noun
ex·or·bi·tance
ig-ˈzȯr-bə-tən(t)s 
1
: an exorbitant action or procedure
especially
: excessive or gross deviation from rule, right, or propriety
2
: the tendency or disposition to be exorbitant
Examples of exorbitance in a Sentence
an exorbitance that seemed to have been brought about by a midlife crisis
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The exorbitance of Park Place, the alien sound of Kamchatka and Irkutsk — these were backward-feeling games that urged ravenous competition.
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Dan Zak, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023
Still, there’s a big difference between real, existing social democracy — of the sort on display in Denmark or Sweden —and the Christmas list exorbitance of the DSA platform.
—Will Wilkinson, Vox, 16 Aug. 2018
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Dan Zak, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023
Still, there’s a big difference between real, existing social democracy — of the sort on display in Denmark or Sweden —and the Christmas list exorbitance of the DSA platform.
—Will Wilkinson, Vox, 16 Aug. 2018
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“Exorbitance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exorbitance. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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