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profiteering

[pro-fi-teer-ing] / ˌprɒ fɪˈtɪər ɪŋ /




NOUN
exploitation
Synonyms


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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

The New Yorker has estimated the family’s total profiteering to be worth around $4 billion, with the lion’s share coming from the Gulf monarchies.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

“Are you silently condemning me for profiteering from the war? Somebody had to import the stockfish, you know.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie