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EXORBITANCE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does exorbitance mean?
• EXORBITANCE (noun)
The noun EXORBITANCE has 1 sense:
1. excessive excess
Familiarity information: EXORBITANCE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Excessive excess
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
exorbitance; outrageousness
Hypernyms ("exorbitance" is a kind of...):
excess; excessiveness; inordinateness (immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits)
Derivation:
exorbitant (greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation)
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