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highway robbery

highway robbery noun: the act of robbing a traveler on a public road.

Noun

highway robbery (countable and uncountable, plural highway robberies)

  1. (historical, literal) The act of robbing a traveler on a public road.
    Synonyms:
    high pad, padding
  2. (idiomatic, uncountable, usually) Excessive or exorbitant prices.
    • They think they can charge $400 for a shirt? That's highway robbery.

highway robbery meaning in Tamil

highway robbery in Tamil

act of robbing on a public road
வழிப்பறி vaḻippaṟi

Synonyms of highway robbery

Forms of highway robbery

pluralhighway robberies
alternative formhighway-robbery

Origin of highway robbery

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

Questions about highway robbery

What does highway robbery mean?
Highway robbery means the act of robbing a traveler on a public road.
What is highway robbery in Tamil?
Highway robbery in Tamil is வழிப்பறி (vaḻippaṟi). See Highway robbery meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is highway robbery?
Highway robbery is a noun.
What is the plural of highway robbery?
The plural of highway robbery is highway robberies.

Words near highway robbery in the dictionary

  1. highway oases
  2. highway oasis
  3. highway patrol
  4. highway patrols
  5. highway robberies
  6. highway robbery
  7. highway yellow
  8. highway yellows
  9. highway-robberies
  10. highway-robbery
  11. highwayed

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