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In natural English speech, "extortionate" appears in contexts such as: "drinking and smoking blah blah blah, then it's giving off the sign we've got a lot of money to spare and that's why we're getting scammed so much for extortionate amounts of money. So I had an issue with it and I told him. And I probably didn't say it in a way that was how good leadership would say it, you know?". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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drinking and smoking blah blah blah, then it's giving off the sign we've got a lot of money to spare and that's why we're getting scammed so much for

extortionate amounts of money. So I had an issue with it and I told him. And I probably didn't say it in a way that was

how good leadership would say it, you know?

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adjective

Of, related to, or typifying extortion (“the practice of obtaining money or other property by the use of force or threats”).

“Now it is certain the Roman prieſts are not only ſeemingly very religious and really very extortionate, but are extortionate by means of religion, and make their prayers and maſſes the grand pretence for their exactions.”

Synonyms:extortionable extortionary extortious extortive

adjective

Greatly exceeding what is moderate or reasonable; exorbitant.

“[Y]ou get from farms ſo occupied, houſe lamb, veal, graſs lamb, a little mutton, and leſs beef, whilſt for either article ſeparately, or jointly, you are worked up to pay prices, not leſt than extortionate; […]”

Synonyms:extortionable extortious disproportionate exorbiant

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