profiteer
profiteer · profiteers · profiteered · profiteering
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To make an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or riskTo make an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk.
/ˌpɹɒfɪˈtɪə(ɹ)/
» The price rise is in large part due to profiteering.
Der Preisanstieg beruht größtenteils auf Wucher.
Meaning
1 sensesTo make an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk.
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make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods
Examples
2 sentencesThe price rise is in large part due to profiteering.
deDer Preisanstieg beruht größtenteils auf Wucher.
Anyone who increases his wealth in time of war is a war profiteer.
Translations
1 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to make an unreasonable profit:
Forms
profiteers, profiteering, profiteered, profiteered| Base form | profiteer · to profiteer |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | profiteers |
| Present participle | profiteering |
| Past simple | profiteered |
| Past participle | profiteered |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle