profiteer
noun
a person who seeks or exacts exorbitant profits, especially through the sale of scarce or rationed goods.
has been profiteering
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present perfect progressiveof profiteer (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Well, there has been profiteering in lumber, as in everything else.
From The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol The Story of a Young Wireless Amateur Who Made Good as a Fire Patrol by Lewis E. Theiss
