price gouging

noun

: charging customers too much money
The company has been accused of price gouging.

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Harris has promised to deploy economic policies to boost the middle class if elected, including not raising taxes on Americans making $400,000 or less, a federal ban on price gouging and no taxes on tips. Sara Dorn, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024 Harris’ proposals on price gouging, experts have said, would have little short-term impact. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris has promised to ban price gouging for groceries and to reduce child-care and healthcare costs. Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024 The band’s tour promoters are canceling tickets resold through unofficial secondary sites to stop price gouging, a spokesperson for Live Nation and SJM, the Oasis tour promoters, told CNN. John Towfighi, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for price gouging 

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“Price gouging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/price%20gouging. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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