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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 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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] profiteer n → Profitmacher(in), Profitjäger(in) m(f), → Profitgeier m; war profiteer → Kriegsgewinnler(in) m(f) vi → sich bereichern How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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