exorbitance

American  

[ig-zawr-bi-tuhns] / ɪgˈzɔr bɪ təns /

Sometimes exorbitancy

noun

1. the quality of being exorbitant; excessiveness.

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Etymology

Origin of exorbitance

1400–50; late Middle English exorbitaunce; exorbitant, -ance

Example Sentences

“Do you need to have all this excess and exorbitance spent on making a bathroom experience fun and exciting?”

From Seattle Times

And sadness, like exorbitance, depends entirely upon what it’s being compared to.

From The New Yorker

Maybe its exorbitance seemed too out of place for two travelers who had spent the last several days discovering the unpretentious beauty of Hawaii.

From New York Times

What's interesting about all this is not that people at the bottom of the market get fleeced, but rather that those same tactics – complexity and exorbitance – are deployed by the mainstream as well.

From The Guardian

The small scale helps: no chance of the various "treat stops" and catering points being overwhelmed, although with prices such as a ludicrous £2.70 for an ice lolly, a self-policing exorbitance is also in play.

From The Guardian