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noun

extortion

CEFR C1

an exorbitant charge

In a sentence

Six example sentences with extortion, each labelled with its topic.

  • Forty euros for a ten-minute taxi ride from the terminal felt like plain extortion to the exhausted family.

    Travel

  • Fans called the resale price extortion when a thirty-pound ticket appeared online at four hundred within a minute.

    Music

  • The committee described the fund's exit fee as extortion, since leaving early cost savers a fifth of their balance.

    Finance

  • Nine dollars for a bottle of water at the arena is extortion, and fans grumble about it every home game.

    Basketball

  • Players called the price of the new skin pack extortion, since it cost more than the entire game had.

    Gaming

  • Charging twelve dollars for a plain slice of toast struck the food critic as extortion dressed up as brunch.

    Cooking

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