exorbitancy

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/ɪɡˈzɔː(ɹ)bɪtənsi/

A form of exorbitance — The state or characteristic of being exorbitant.

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Meanings

nounexorbitancy (countable and uncountable, plural exorbitancies)

plural exorbitancies

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of exorbitance.

    […]the Reverence of my Preſence may be a curb to your Exorbitancies.

    1681, John Dryden, The Spanish Fryar: Or, the Double Discovery. […], London: […] Richard Tonson and Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, Act III, page 29
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APA

exorbitancy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exorbitancy

MLA

“exorbitancy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exorbitancy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exorbitancy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exorbitancy.

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