profiteer (redirected from War profiteering)

prof·it·eer  (prf-tîr)

n.

One who makes excessive profits on goods in short supply.

intr.v. prof·it·eered, prof·it·eer·ing, prof·it·eers

To make excessive profits on goods in short supply.

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profiteer [ˌprɒfɪˈtɪə]

n

(Business / Commerce) a person who makes excessive profits, esp by charging exorbitant prices for goods in short supply

vb

(Business / Commerce) (intr) to make excessive profits

profiteering  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	profiteer - someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in short supply) capitalist - a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business)
Verb	1.	profiteer - make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods benefit, profit, gain - derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"

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profiteer

noun

racketeer, exploiter, extortionist, bloodsucker (informal), black marketeer a social class composed largely of war profiteers and gangsters

verb

overcharge, racketeer, make a quick buck (slang), make a quick killing, make someone pay through the nose Retailers could profiteer through imposing surcharges.

Translations

profiteer [ˌprɒfɪˈtɪəʳ]

A. N → especulador(a) m/f
war profiteer persona que especula en tiempo de guerra

B. VI → especular, obtener ganancias excesivas

profiteer [ˌprɒfɪˈtɪə^r]

n (pejorative) → profiteur/euse m/f

vi (pejorative) → faire des bénéfices excessifs

profiteer

n → Profitmacher(in), Profitjäger(in) m(f), → Profitgeier m; war profiteer → Kriegsgewinnler(in) m(f)

vi → sich bereichern

profiteer [ˌprɒfɪˈtɪəʳ]

1. vi → speculare

2. n → profittatore/trice, speculatore/trice