'Highway robbery' definitions:
Definition of 'highway robbery'
From: WordNet
noun
An exorbitant price; "what they are asking for gas these days is highway robbery"
noun
Robbery of travellers on or near a public road
Definition of 'Highway robbery'
From: GCIDE
- Highway robbery \High"way` rob"ber*y\, n.
- 1. Robbery committed on the public roads. [PJC]
- 2. An excessively high price or fee; -- used especially in situations where the buyer has little or no choice but to buy the item offered. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'highway robbery'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- armed robbery,
- asportation,
- assault and robbery,
- banditry,
- bank robbery,
- cattle lifting,
- cattle stealing,
- exploitation,
- extortion,
- heist,
- hijacking,
- holdup,
- loan-sharking,
- mugging,
- overassessment,
- overcharge,
- pocket picking,
- purse snatching,
- robbery,
- robbing,
- shylocking,
- stickup,
- stickup job,
- surcharge,
- usury