profiteering

[ pro-fi-teer-ing ]

/ ˌprɒ fɪˈtɪər ɪŋ /

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noun

the act or practice of seeking exorbitant profits, especially through the sale of scarce or rationed goods: The companies who raised prices before, during, or after the hurricane were charged with profiteering.

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Origin of profiteering

First recorded in 1810–15; profit + -eer + -ing¹

Words nearby profiteering

profit and loss, profit and loss account, profit center, profit centre, profiteer, profiteering, profiterole, profit margin, profit motive, profit sharing, profit squeeze

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The next thing I expect is some sort of profiteering off this.
'Celebrity Rehab' Counselor: Mindy McCready Won't Be the Last|Maer Roshan|February 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
One could almost forget the illegality, the profiteering, the recklessness, and the endless casualties.
Christopher Hitchens: A Young Contrarian Salutes Him|Max McGuinness|December 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST
To be profiteering by capitalizing on visits with a young woman in prison seems inappropriate for a member of parliament.
Knox's Powerful Fan|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Art collectors were spivvy and profiteering even during the Renaissance.
Charles Saatchi Answers Your Questions|The Daily Beast|May 31, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Of course they are not if "bare utility" is interpreted in a mean and skimping and profiteering way.
The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920|Various
However delicate a definition is framed for 'profiteering,' these packers have preyed upon the people unconscionably.
Harper's Pictorial Library of the World War, Volume XII|Various
This business of profiteering by the natives is no new phase of life in the Congo.
An African Adventure|Isaac F. Marcosson
Profiteering since the beginning of the war has been more flagrant than ever.
Secret Societies And Subversive Movements|Nesta H. Webster
These decreases have come out of the elimination of speculation and profiteering.
Herbert Hoover|Vernon Kellogg

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