Definition of "exorbitance" [ex•or•bi•tance]

• Excessiveness, as of price or amount. (noun)
• Behavior or an action that exceeds what is right or proper. (noun)

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• "Do not forget that by what I might almost describe as the exorbitance of your demands you have gained more freedom than any other priest in England."
• "This dearth, it is fair to assume, was caused by the exorbitance of Red-Eye, and it illustrates the menace he was to the existence of the horde."
• "Ultimately, the Giants are an organization not prone to exorbitance—or being pushed around."