profiteer
noun
a person who seeks or exacts exorbitant profits, especially through the sale of scarce or rationed goods.
were profiteering
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past progressiveof profiteer.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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On Tuesday, British supermarket executives rejected allegations they were profiteering at the expense of consumers through the cost of living crisis.
From Reuters ● Jun. 27, 2023
With more scrutiny developing around both its working conditions and its pandemic-related surge in revenue, the company took pains not to appear as if it were profiteering off the recession.
From The Verge ● May 5, 2020
Earlier this month the Business Secretary Greg Clark met industry representatives amid claims that energy suppliers were profiteering from loyal customers.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2016
“She says it’s as if the Nazi persecution continues for her, because they treat us as if we were profiteering from the anti-Jewish laws and Austria was a victim of the Nazi era.”
From The Guardian ● Oct. 4, 2015
Speculators, Clark said, were "profiteering in human misery."
From Time Magazine Archive
