Meanings
nounexorbitance (countable and uncountable, plural exorbitances)
plural exorbitances · alternative exorbitancy
- countableuncountableThe state or characteristic of being exorbitant.
- countableuncountableA large excess.
The lamentable exorbitances of their superstitions.
1628, Bishop Joseph Hall, Christian Liberty Laid Forth (sermon)
Synonyms & antonyms
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan exorbitància, exorbitància
- exorbitànciastate or characteristic of being exorbitant
- exorbitàncialarge excess
Finnish kohtuuttomuus
- kohtuuttomuusstate or characteristic of being exorbitant
French exorbitance
- exorbitancestate or characteristic of being exorbitant
Italian esorbitanza
- esorbitanzastate or characteristic of being exorbitant
Polish wygórowanie, przesada
- wygórowaniestate or characteristic of being exorbitant
- przesadalarge excess
Portuguese exorbitância
- exorbitânciastate or characteristic of being exorbitant
Cite this entry
APA
exorbitance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exorbitance
MLA
“exorbitance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exorbitance. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exorbitance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exorbitance.
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