profiteering

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profiteering

noun profiteerings

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

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of profiteer

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noun the act of making an unreasonable profit not justified by the corresponding assumption of risk, or by doing so unethically

Deutsch	Geschäftemacherei, Wucherei
Italiano	affarismo, sciacallaggio
Ελληνικά	αισχροκέρδεια aischrokérdeia
Русский	спекуля́ция spekuljácija

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@misc{profiteering_2026,
  title = {profiteering},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/profiteering},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}