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The act of or an instance of charging services or pricing goods at unreasonably high prices.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: business, economics, sciences
Examples
- The farmers aren't really guilty of price gouging, but they are trying to recoup some of their losses from the flooding earlier this spring.
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present participle and gerund of price gouge
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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pricing above the market price when no alternative retailer is available
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: pricing
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Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Dutch:
woeker
— act of or an instance of charging services or pricing goods at unreasonably high prices
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German:
Wucher
— act of or an instance of charging services or pricing goods at unreasonably high prices
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Spanish:
inflamiento de precios
— act of or an instance of charging services or pricing goods at unreasonably high prices