price gouging
noun
: charging customers too much money
The company has been accused of price gouging.
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The plans include eye-catching proposals such as a $25,000 subsidy for first-time homebuyers and a ban on grocery price gouging, the latter of which had not been put forward by Biden.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2024
The section on the economy—an area where Trump holds a strong polling edge—is the longest and includes proposals for middle-class tax cuts, affordable childcare, tackling price gouging, lowering healthcare causes and strengthening social security.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
On Thursday, Trump attacked Harris’ proposals on banning price gouging and accused her of embracing Marxism and communism.
—Jill Colvin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
Trump and his allies have framed Harris’s economic plan to ban price gouging as a form of communist price controls.
—Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Sep. 2024
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2024
The section on the economy—an area where Trump holds a strong polling edge—is the longest and includes proposals for middle-class tax cuts, affordable childcare, tackling price gouging, lowering healthcare causes and strengthening social security.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
On Thursday, Trump attacked Harris’ proposals on banning price gouging and accused her of embracing Marxism and communism.
—Jill Colvin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
Trump and his allies have framed Harris’s economic plan to ban price gouging as a form of communist price controls.
—Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Price gouging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/price%20gouging. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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