me'gusit : overcharges for labour / overcharges for service / charge a high price for labour

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she overcharges for his/her labour
Gloss: overcharges for labour
Gloss: overcharges for service
Gloss: charge a high price for labour
Example:
Text: Mu agase'wa'laq na nujintoq muta wesamme'gusit.
Translation: I won't hire that singer because he/she charges too much.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: mee·gu·sit
Alternate grammatical form:
me'gusi — I charge a high price for labour — (first person singular animate)
me'gusieg — We charge a high price for labour — (first person dual exclusive animate)
me'gusultieg — We charge a high price for labour — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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