Sentence examples for be extortionate from inspiring English sources

The vet bills must be extortionate.

Not only are overdrafts enormously complex, charges can be extortionate.

The charge is steep, the fees cumbersome to pay, and the penalties for late payment so punitive as to be extortionate, they say.

Overdrafts work out to be a very expensive way to borrow money; unauthorised overdraft rates, in particular, can be extortionate, generally at around 29% APR.

Involving only a fraction of total under-fives in the UK, the price might not be extortionate – and well worth paying, in the interests of social justice.

But unless you are at the top, you won't get rich (I made £2,000 profit in my first year and around £10,000 now) because the costs can be extortionate.

He said their demands for triple pay were extortionate.

Both Yankee and Shea Stadiums are generally filthy, and the prices for everything are extortionate.

Needless to say, the meal was as exquisite as it was extortionate.

In London and the south-east – and many cities outside – rents are extortionate.

Considering preview tickets started at £10, and tickets once the production starts cost as little as £15, these prices are extortionate.