profiteer

Example Sentences

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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

He has vowed to crack down on companies in Northern Ireland which are "profiteering" from the fuel crisis triggered by the war in the Middle East.

From BBC