Exorbitancy

/ɪɡˈzɔrbɪtənsi/ noun

Definition

The quality or instance of being exorbitant; an instance of excessive or unreasonable demand or price.

Etymology

A variant form of exorbitance, created by replacing the -ance suffix with -ancy. Both suffixes come from Latin and create nouns from adjectives, with -ancy being slightly less common in modern English but used interchangeably in many contexts.

Kelly Says

English has many pairs like 'exorbitance/exorbitancy'—having two slightly different suffixes (-ance vs -ancy) that mean essentially the same thing is a quirk of how English borrowed from French and Latin, creating beautiful redundancy that lets writers choose based on sound and rhythm!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አይነት
ay-net
ARالعربية
غلاء
ghalaa
BNবাংলা
অতিরঞ্জিত
oti-ran-jito
CACatalà
exorbitància
eks-or-bi-tan-sya
CSČeština
exorbitance
eks-or-bi-tan-s
DADansk
exorbitans
eks-or-bi-tans
DEDeutsch
Exorbitanz
eks-or-bi-tants
ELΕλληνικά
υπερβολή
iper-vo-lee
ESEspañol
exorbitancia
eks-or-bi-tan-thee-ah
FAفارسی
افراط
af-raat
FISuomi
liioitteleva
li-o-i-t-te-le-va
FRFrançais
exorbitance
eks-or-bi-tan-s
GUGU
અતિશય
a-ti-shay
HAHA
karya
kar-ya
HEעברית
שולטנות
shool-tan-ut
HIहिन्दी
अत्यधिकता
at-y-dhi-ka-ta
HUMagyar
túlzás
too-l-zaash
IDBahasa Indonesia
kemewahan
ke-me-wa-han
IGIG
ihe
ee-he
ITItaliano
esorbitanza
es-or-bi-tan-tsa
JA日本語
高額化
こうがく-か
KKKK
көп
koep
KMKM
កម្មវិធី
kam-mo-vi-thee
KO한국어
과도함
gwa-do-ham
MRMR
अतिरेक
a-ti-rek
MSBahasa Melayu
kemewahan
ke-me-wa-han
MYမြန်မာ
လူမျိုး
lu-myo
NLNederlands
exorbitantie
eks-or-bi-tan-tee
NONorsk
ekorbitans
ek-or-bi-tans
PAPA
अति
a-ti
PLPolski
exorbitancja
eks-or-bi-tan-tsia
PTPortuguês
exorbitância
eks-or-bi-tan-sya
RORomână
exorbitanță
eks-or-bi-tan-tsa
RUРусский
экстравагантность
ekstravagantnost'
SVSvenska
exorbitans
eks-or-bi-tans
SWKiswahili
kuzuri
koo-zu-ree
TAதமிழ்
அதிகரிப்பு
a-dhi-ka-ri-ppu
TEతెలుగు
అతిగా
a-ti-ga
THไทย
การเอาเปรียบ
gan ao-pe-ep
TLTL
kabahagi
ka-ba-ha-gi
TRTürkçe
abartılılık
ab-ar-ti-li-lik
UKУкраїнська
екстравагантність
ekstravagantnist'
URاردو
غیرمعقول
ghair-ma-qool
VITiếng Việt
lạm dụng
lam-dung
YOYO
agbe
ag-be
ZH中文
过高
guò gāo
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-la

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