profiteer
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
They also would risk casting Saudi Arabia in the role of profiteer in a war it didn’t start.
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
And for good measure, there's already been a very public tiff with the industry, after ministers started talking about price gouging and profiteering.
From BBC
"I don't want to tar every business with the same brush by any means, but there is some profiteering."
From BBC
"I can understand concerns around profiteering," says Raven.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
