daylight robbery
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daylight robbery
- /ˌdeɪlaɪt ˈɹɒb(ə)ɹi/ UK
- /ˌdeɪˌlaɪt ˈɹɑb(ə)ɹi/ US
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From daylight + robbery, originally used literally to refer to robbery occurring in the daytime rather than at night, which was thought to be more audacious or risky.
noun daylight robberies
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The practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; (countable, rare) an instance of this.
Similar: highway robbery, price gouging
- Conduct which unfairly deprives an opponent of an advantage or a win; (countable, rare) an instance of this.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see daylight, robbery. A daylight robbery of a store carries with it a risk that the store clerk will be present and a confrontation will ensue, so grounds to fear a daylight robbery give rise to a reasonable inference that the defendant is armed and dangerous.
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noun practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this
| Español | atraco a mano armada, atraco a plena luz del día |
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| 한국어 | 노상강도 nosanggangdo |
| Português | facada, roubo |
| Français | vol manifeste, arnaque, coup de fusil, coup de bambou |
| Deutsch | Beutelschneiderei, Halsabschneiderei, Wegelagerei |
| Română | cămătărie |
| Русский | грабёж среди́ бела́ дня grabjóž sredí belá dnja, зала́мывание цены́ zalámyvanije cený |
| עברית | שֹׁד לְאוֹר הַיּוֹם shod leór hayóm |
Talk about this word "daylight robbery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/daylight%20robbery. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. daylight robbery. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/daylight%20robbery "daylight robbery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/daylight%20robbery.Cite this
@misc{daylight_robbery_2026,
title = {daylight robbery},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/daylight%20robbery},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
