Search Result for "highway robbery":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. an exorbitant price;
- Example: "what they are asking for gas these days is highway robbery"

2. robbery of travellers on or near a public road; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Highway robbery \High"way` rob"ber*y\, n.
   1. Robbery committed on the public roads.
      [PJC]

   2. An excessively high price or fee; -- used especially in
      situations where the buyer has little or no choice but to
      buy the item offered.
      [PJC]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

highway robbery
    n 1: an exorbitant price; "what they are asking for gas these
         days is highway robbery"
    2: robbery of travellers on or near a public road