грабёж

uncommon #7554

nounmasculineinanimatecountable

1.
robbery, plunder, pillage, looting
Его посади́ли за грабёж.
He was jailed for robbery.
2.
highway robbery, daylight robbery, rip-off
Ты́сяча рубле́й за ча́шку ко́фе — э́то грабёж!
A thousand rubles for a cup of coffee is highway robbery!
Colloquial, usually as an exclamation about prices.

Examples

Преступник, инсценировавший грабёж, был вскоре пойман.
The criminal who staged the robbery was caught soon afterward.
Э́то грабёж!
This is a robbery!
Я был приговорён к трём годам за грабёж.
I was sentenced to three years for robbery.
Его отпра́вили за решётку за грабёж.
He was sent to jail for the robbery.
Э́то же открове́нный грабёж.
That's highway robbery.
Э́то же грабёж средь бела́ дня!
That's highway robbery!
Его бро́сили в тюрьму́ за грабёж.
He was thrown in prison for robbery.

⚠️ Stress change.