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profiteering

[pro-fi-teer-ing] / ˌprɒ fɪˈtɪər ɪŋ /




NOUN
exploitation
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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She said it was looking at regulation to prevent profiteering and to reduce EU tariffs.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

People appear to have been profiteering on the prediction-market website Polymarket as well, beginning with Trump’s military operation in Venezuela.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

Investment banking evolved from financing industrial growth to financialization, consistently facing allegations of profiteering.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

He has vowed to crack down on companies in Northern Ireland which are "profiteering" from the fuel crisis triggered by the war in the Middle East.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

My profiteering shopkeepers will be useless for this task.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse