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daylight robbery

Definition of daylight robbery

Etymology

    First known in print in 1916 (Hobson's Choice, Harold Brighouse). Sometimes attributed to Window Tax.

Noun

daylight robbery (plural daylight robberies)

  1. (idiomatic) an exorbitant charge for a product or service

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