Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

daylight robbery

/ˌdeɪˌlaɪt ˈɹɑb(ə)ɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables: day-light rob-bery
IPA: /ˌdeɪˌlaɪt ˈɹɑb(ə)ɹi/

30

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; (countable, rare) an instance of this.

British usage; Informal; Uncountable

noun

Conduct which unfairly deprives an opponent of an advantage or a win; (countable, rare) an instance of this.

British usage; Informal; Uncountable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see daylight, robbery.

British usage; Countable; Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A daylight robbery of a store carries with it a risk that the store clerk will be present and a confrontation will ensue, so grounds to fear a daylight robbery give rise to a reasonable inference that the defendant is armed and dangerous."

Etymology

From daylight + robbery, originally used literally to refer to robbery occurring in the daytime rather than at night, which was thought to be more audacious or risky.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌdeɪˌlaɪt ˈɹɑb(ə)ɹi/
British English: /ˌdeɪlaɪt ˈɹɒb(ə)ɹi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

daylight robberies (plural)

Synonyms

highway robbery price gouging

Questions

How do you pronounce daylight robbery?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdeɪˌlaɪt ˈɹɑb(ə)ɹi/.
What does daylight robbery mean?: The practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; (countable, rare) an instance of this.
Where does daylight robbery come from?: From daylight + robbery, originally used literally to refer to robbery occurring in the daytime rather than at night, which was thought to be more audacious or risky.

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