Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget

price; overcharge; extravagance; exorbitance, extortion; heavy pull upon the purse. V. be dear &c adj.; cost much, cost a pretty penny; rise in price, look up. [demand a price in excess of value] overcharge, bleed, fleece, extort. [pay a price in excess of value] pay too much, pay through the nose, pay too dear for one's whistle, pay top dollar. Adj. dear; high, high priced; of great price, expensive, costly, precious; worth a Jew's eye†, dear bought. at a premium. not to be had, not to be had for love or money; beyond price, above price, priceless, of priceless value. [priced in excess of value] unreasonable, extravagant, exorbitant, extortionate; overpriced, more than it's woth. Adv. dear, dearly; at great cost, heavy cost; a grands frais [Fr.]. Phr. prices looking up; le jeu ne vaut pas la chandelle [Fr.]; le cout en ote le gout [Fr.]; vel prece vel pretio [Lat.]; too high a price to pay, not worth it.