profiteering

noun

prof·i·teer·ing ˌprä-fə-ˈtir-iŋ

: the act or activity of making an unreasonable profit on the sale of essential goods especially during times of emergency

… investigations unearthed information about industrial profiteering during the First World War …—

Thomas E. Ricks

The real estate culture in Florida had pushed profiteering to new levels, in large part because of its condominium economy.—

Paul Reyes

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Police have also linked him to online writings that address deeper cultural complaints about the dehumanizing impacts of corporate profiteering. —

Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024 In other words, corporate profiteering is not a foregone conclusion. —

Rakeen Mabud, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024 The drama set in west Texas that’s about — what else? — oil drilling and profiteering will premiere Sunday, November 17, on the streamer. —

Lynette Rice, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024 Capitalism and profiteering starts in lower Manhattan. —

Gene Marks, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for profiteering