profiteer
(noun) someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in short supply)
profiteer
(verb) make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods
Source: WordNet® 3.1
profiteer (plural profiteers)
(pejorative) One who makes an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk, a rent seeker.
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profiteer (third-person singular simple present profiteers, present participle profiteering, simple past and past participle profiteered)
To make an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk.
Source: Wiktionary
9 May 2024
(noun) (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; “the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
