English

Alternative forms

• highway-robbery, highwayrobbery

Noun

highway robbery ‎(plural highway robberies)

1. (literally historical) The act of robbing a traveler on a public road.
2. (idiomatic) Said of excessive or exorbitant prices.

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

Synonyms

(the asking of an excessive or exorbitant price): daylight robbery

Translations

See also

• highwayman