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Highway robbery
noun
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Word Frequency:
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Definitions
1.
noun
The act of robbing a traveler on a public road.
2.
noun
Said of excessive or exorbitant prices.
"They think they can charge $400 for a shirt? That's highway robbery."
Synonyms
robbing
rip-off
daylight robbery
footpaddery
longhauling
ripoff
thieving
highjacking
hijack
jobbery
railroading
blagging
Antonyms
bargain
steal
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