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profiteer

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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.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.profiteerprofiteer - someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in short supply)
capitalist - a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business)
Verb1.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"

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. Nespeculador(a) m/f
war profiteer persona que especula en tiempo de guerra
profiteer [ˌprɒfɪˈtɪər]
n (pejorative)profiteur/euse m/f
vi (pejorative)faire des bénéfices excessifs
profiteer
nProfitmacher(in), Profitjäger(in) m(f), → Profitgeier m; war profiteerKriegsgewinnler(in) m(f)
visich bereichern
profiteer [ˌprɒfɪˈtɪəʳ]
1. vispeculare
2. nprofittatore/trice, speculatore/trice

profiteer [ˌprɒfɪˈtɪəʳ]
1. vispeculare
2. nprofittatore/trice, speculatore/trice


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So long as we refuse to allow ourselves, even in the watches of the night, to avow any contrary desires, we may be bullies at home, shady in the City, skinflints in paying wages and profiteers in dealing with the public; yet, if only conscious motives are to count in moral valuation, we shall remain model characters.
 
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