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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 priceovercharge extravaganceexorbitance, extortionheavy pull upon the purse.

verb

be dear etc. adj. — cost much, cost a pretty pennyrise 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

dearhigh, high pricedof great price, expensive, costly, preciousworth a Jew's eye, dear bought.
at a premium.
not to be had, not to be had for love or moneybeyond price, above price, priceless, of priceless value.
[priced in excess of value] unreasonable, extravagant, exorbitant, extortionateoverpriced, more than it's woth.

adverb

dear, dearlyat great cost, heavy costa grands frais [Fr.].

phrase

prices looking uple 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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