Profiteering
noun
1.
a person who seeks or exacts exorbitant profits, especially through the sale of scarce or rationed goods.
verb (used without object)
2.
to act as a profiteer.
noun
1.
a person who makes excessive profits, esp by charging exorbitant prices for goods in short supply
verb
2.
(intransitive) to make excessive profits
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