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exorbitance

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ex⋅or⋅bi⋅tance

  [ig-zawr-bi-tuhns]
–noun
the quality of being exorbitant; excessiveness.
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Also, ex⋅or⋅bi⋅tan⋅cy.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME exorbitaunce; see exorbitant, -ance
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ex·or·bi·tance   (ĭg-zôr'bĭ-təns)   
n.  

  1. Excessiveness, as of price or amount.

  2. Behavior or an action that exceeds what is right or proper.

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