dearness
Roget category 814
5. Words relating to the voluntary powers› 5.9. Possessive relations
›› 5.9.4. Monetary relations
#814.
Dearness
noun
dearness
etc.
adj. —
high price,
famine price,
fancy price —
overcharge —
extravagance —
exorbitance,
extortion —
heavy pull upon the purse.
verb
be dear
etc.
adj. —
cost much,
cost a pretty penny —
rise in price,
look up.
[demand a price in excess of value]
overcharge,
bleed,
fleece,
extort.
[pay a price in excess of value]
pay too much,
pay through the nose,
pay too dear for one's whistle,
pay top dollar.
adjective
dear —
high,
high priced —
of great price,
expensive,
costly,
precious —
worth a Jew's eye†,
dear bought.
at a premium.
not to be had,
not to be had for love or money —
beyond price,
above price,
priceless,
of priceless value.
[priced in excess of value]
unreasonable,
extravagant,
exorbitant,
extortionate —
overpriced,
more than it's woth.
adverb
dear,
dearly —
at great cost,
heavy cost —
a grands frais [Fr.].
phrase
prices looking up —
le jeu ne vaut pas la chandelle [Fr.] —
le cout en ote le gout [Fr.] —
vel prece vel pretio [Lat.] —
too high a price to pay,
not worth it.
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