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profiteer
[ prof-i-teer ]
noun
- a person who seeks or exacts exorbitant profits, especially through the sale of scarce or rationed goods.
verb (used without object)
- to act as a profiteer.
profiteer
/ ËŒ±è°ùÉ’´Úɪˈ³Ùɪə /
noun
- a person who makes excessive profits, esp by charging exorbitant prices for goods in short supply
verb
- intr to make excessive profits
Derived Forms
- ËŒ±è°ù´Ç´Ú¾±Ëˆ³Ù±ð±ð°ù¾±²Ô²µ, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²¹²Ôt¾±Â·±è°ù´Ç´Úi·³Ù±ð±ð°ùi²Ô²µ adjective
- ²Ô´Ç²Ôp°ù´Ç´Ú·¾±³Ù·±ð±ð°ùi²Ô²µ noun
- ³Ü²Ôp°ù´Ç´Ú·¾±³Ù·±ð±ð°ùi²Ô²µ adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of profiteer1
Example Sentences
He said there were "a huge amount of people" who were "profiteering" - but that in those cases, investors were at least getting a product.
“Both state and city officials need to take action to ensure that this crisis isn’t multiplied by profiteers.â€
Attorneys for a U.S Navy veteran said Tuesday that their client’s reputation and earning power were destroyed by a 2021 CNN report on war profiteers following the U.S. military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The government will set out legislation in Parliament on Monday that will require major care home providers to share their finances with the government, so it can challenge what it describes as profiteering.
The contractor, Zachary Young, was included in a November 2021 segment on war profiteers charging high prices to assist people in fleeing Afghanistan after the U.S. exited.
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