profiteering en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The act of making an unreasonable profit not justified by the corresponding assumption of risk, or by doing so unethically or opportunistically.
war profiteering
Pfizer has made nearly $26bn (£21bn) in revenues in the first three months of the year, the bulk from its Covid-19 vaccine and new pill to treat the virus, prompting fresh accusations of pandemic profiteering.
2022 May 3, Julia Kollewe, “Pfizer accused of Covid profiteering as first-quarter sales hit $26bn”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| profiteerings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
propheteering · unprofiteering · nonprofiteering · antiprofiteering
Relateds
Translations (14)
tr alaverecilik (the act of making an unreasonable profit not justified by the corresponding assumption of risk, or by doing so unethically) · ru спекуля́ция (the act of making an unreasonable profit not justified by the corresponding assumption of risk, or by doing so unethically) · hu nyerészkedés (the act of making an unreasonable profit not justified by the corresponding assumption of risk, or by doing so unethically) · el αισχροκέρδεια (the act of making an unreasonable profit not justified by the corresponding assumption of risk, or by doing so unethically) · az alver (the act of making an unreasonable profit not justified by the corresponding assumption of risk, or by doing so unethically) · it sciacallaggio (the act of making an unreasonable profit not justified by the corresponding assumption of risk, or by doing so unethically) · de Geschäftemacherei (the act of making an unreasonable profit not justified by the corresponding assumption of risk, or by doing so unethically) · de Wucherei (the act of making an unreasonable profit not justified by the corresponding assumption of risk, or by doing so unethically) · ga brabúsaíocht (the act of making an unreasonable profit not justified by the corresponding assumption of risk, or by doing so unethically) · bg спекула (the act of making an unreasonable profit not justified by the corresponding assumption of risk, or by doing so unethically) · it affarismo (the act of making an unreasonable profit not justified by the corresponding assumption of risk, or by doing so unethically) · tr vurgunculuk (the act of making an unreasonable profit not justified by the corresponding assumption of risk, or by doing so unethically) · hu haszonlesés (the act of making an unreasonable profit not justified by the corresponding assumption of risk, or by doing so unethically) · tr ihtikârcılık (the act of making an unreasonable profit not justified by the corresponding assumption of risk, or by doing so unethically)