English Explanatory Dictionary

highway robbery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of robbing a traveler on a public road.
  2. Excessive or exorbitant prices.

Pronunciation

en-au-highway robbery.ogg

Word forms

highway robbery highway robberies highway-robbery

Etymology

Compare Old English weġrēaf (“highway robbery”, literally “road-theft”).

Synonyms

high pad padding daylight robbery price gouging

Related words

highwayman
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