profiteering
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prof·it·eer
(prŏf′ĭ-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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profiteering
noun extortion, exploitation, racketeering There has been a wave of profiteering and corruption.
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profiteering
[ˌprɒfɪˈtɪərɪŋ] n (pejorative) → mercantilisme mprofit-making [ˈprɒfɪtmeɪkɪŋ] adj [company] (as opposed to charitable) → à but lucratif (= profitable) → rentableprofit margin n → marge f bénéficiaireprofit-sharing [ˈprɒfɪtʃɛərɪŋ] n → intéressement m aux bénéficesprofits tax n (British) → impôt m sur les bénéficesprofit-taking [ˈprɒfɪtteɪkɪŋ] n → prise f de bénéficesprofit warning n → avertissement m sur les résultats, avertissement m sur les profitsCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
profiteering
n → Wucherei f, → Wucher m
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