vera
n. countablen. a very high price for something. People use this word when they think a price is unfair or too expensive.
n. an excessively high or extortionate price for a commodity or service. Informal in register; typically used in financial or consumer contexts to express dissatisfaction with market rates.
The shop is charging a vera for basic groceries.
After the supply chain crisis, the local market started charging a vera for imported electronics.
While the base model is affordable, the manufacturer charges a vera for any additional features or software upgrades.
Borrowed in the nineteenth century from the Russian virtue name Ве́ра (Véra, “faith”). By folk etymology it has also been explained as Latin vera (“true”).
From Spanish.
Typically used with the indefinite article 'a' or 'the'.