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Meaning of highway robbery

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

highway robbery

Pronunciation:

noun

Definitions

  1. The act of robbing a traveler on a public road.

  2. Said of excessive or exorbitant prices.

    Example: They think they can charge $400 for a shirt? That's highway robbery.