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highway robbery

high·way rob·ber·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahy-wey rob-uh-ree]
    • /ˈhaɪˌweɪ ˈrɒb ə ri/
    • /ˈhaɪweɪ ˈrɒb.ər.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy-wey rob-uh-ree]
    • /ˈhaɪˌweɪ ˈrɒb ə ri/

Definitions of highway robbery words

  • noun highway robbery robbery committed on a highway against travelers, as by a highwayman. 1
  • noun highway robbery Informal. a price or fee that is unreasonably high; exorbitant charge. 1
  • noun highway robbery stagecoach hold-up 1
  • noun highway robbery high price 1
  • noun highway robbery blatant overcharging 0
  • noun highway robbery (literally historical) The act of robbing a traveler on a public road. 0
See all 7 definitions of highway robbery

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Origin of highway robbery

First appearance:

before 1770
One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1770-80

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Parts of speech for Highway robbery

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Highway robbery

highway robbery popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for highway robbery

noun highway robbery

  • gouge — a chisel having a partly cylindrical blade with the bevel on either the concave or the convex side.
  • holdup — a forcible stopping and robbing of a person.
  • rip-off — a rent made by ripping; tear.
  • armed robbery — a robbery that is carried out by people carrying guns
  • banditry — Banditry is used to refer to acts of robbery and violence in areas where the rule of law has broken down.
All 5 Synonyms of highway robbery

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