Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

highway robbery

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables
high-way rob-bery
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of robbing a traveler on a public road.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Excessive or exorbitant prices.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

highway robberies (plural) highway-robbery (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

highwayman bargain steal

Synonyms

high pad padding daylight robbery price gouging

Questions

What does highway robbery mean?
The act of robbing a traveler on a public road.
Where does highway robbery come from?
Compare Old English weġrēaf (“highway robbery”, literally “road-theft”).

How to pronounce highway robbery

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