[Vocabulary] Exuberant prices

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barnej0096

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Is it ok to say "exuberant prices" instead of high?
 

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Is it [strike]ok[/strike] OK (or okay) to say "exuberant" prices instead of "high"?

For me, no.
 

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Only if you want to mock the people who set them or the people willing to pay those prices.
 

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Perhaps you mean "exorbitant"", barnej0096.
 
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Perhaps you can say "premium prices", barnej0096.

Not a teacher.
 

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Premium pricing is something specific- the price is kept high to make the product more desirable.
 
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