exorbitant sum

collocation in English

meaningsofexorbitantandsum

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exorbitant
adjective
uk
/ɪɡˈzɔː.bɪ.tənt/us
/eɡˈzːɔr.bə.t̬ənt/
Exorbitant prices, demands, etc. are much ...
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sum
noun
uk
/sʌm/us
/sʌm/
an amount ...
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(Definition ofexorbitantandsumfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I think that fact makes it patent why such anexorbitantsumhas been offered for this advowson.
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Surely that is not anexorbitantsumto pay?
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The landlord is attempting to take advantage of the situation by asking him to pay anexorbitantsum.
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I was ashamed of the fact that we were putting it on the market at anexorbitantsumin order to build 10 executive type houses.
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To receive the information that they require, they must pay the unnecessary andexorbitantsumof £6.50 for a certificate, which, in many cases, the researcher does not need.
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Naturally you do not want to give new recruits to the service anexorbitantsumat first, because you want to find out whether they can face the climate.
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Their directors are elected by the shareholders whose interests they consider, and they will refuse to let the local authorities purchase this land unless they get anexorbitantsum.
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The total cost of the establishment was reported to be theexorbitantsumof 1.7 million francs.
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Bordier's expenses amounted to theexorbitantsumof 4,500,000 livres, swallowing up his fortune.
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Interscope initially refused, and noted that the band would have to pay anexorbitantsumin order to obtain the rights to their record back from the label.
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Cases where bonuses are demanded, or exorbitant sums asked for furniture or fixtures number thirty-five.
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Yet at the same time, the authorities continued to squander exorbitant sums of money on the military budget and on ceremonial expenditure.
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The telecommunications monopolies have been charging exorbitant sums of money until now.
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Why do people imagine that they should be paid exorbitant sums without producing exorbitantly good results?
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It proves that private enterprise in the building industry can only provide accommodation for rental by charging exorbitant sums for that accommodation.
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They may also spend exorbitant sums of money on lawyer's fees while their earning ability is thwarted by incarceration or police surveillance.
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Sports collectible dealers and buyers pay exorbitant sums for paraphernalia associated with such milestones.
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