"long figure" meaning in English

See long figure in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: long figures [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} long figure (plural long figures)
  1. (colloquial) A high price or rate. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-long_figure-en-noun-cwRMRMNn

Inflected forms

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