to profiteer

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One who makes an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk
one who profits
someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in short supply)
{i} speculator, one who buys goods at market value and resells them at a higher price; one who charges exorbitant prices
One who makes an unreasonable profit not justified by their corresponding assumption of risk
{f} overcharge, demand exorbitant prices; raise rates, raise prices
someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in short supply) make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods
disapproval If you describe someone as a profiteer, you are critical of them because they make large profits by charging high prices for goods that are hard to get. a new social class composed largely of war profiteers and gangsters
make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods
to profiteer

    Hyphenation

    to pro·fi·teer

    Turkish pronunciation

    tı präfıtîr

    Pronunciation

    /tə ˌpräfəˈtər/ /tə ˌprɑːfəˈtɪr/
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