highway robbery

Definitions

The crime of robbing a traveler on a public road.

A situation in which a price or charge is considered extortionately high.

Examples

Charging fifty dollars for a single sandwich at the airport is absolute highway robbery.

The new tax rates are nothing short of highway robbery for small business owners.

Synonyms

extortion daylight robbery rip-off exorbitant pricing highwayman's theft unconscionable overcharge

Antonyms

fair price bargain reasonable cost honest deal generous discount value for money