profiteering

Meaning

Noun

The act of making an unreasonable profit not justified by the corresponding assumption of risk, or by doing so unethically or opportunistically.

Verb

present participle and gerund of profiteer

profiteer

• Noun
• Verb

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Synonyms

speculation

usury

aleatory operation

seek exorbitant profits

make high profits

engage in speculation

lucre

Translations

Wucher

usura

Schiebergeschäfte

usura

affarismo

mercantilisme

الإستغلال

strozzinaggio

woeker

especulação

locupletação

usure

wucherisch

Wucherei

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