price gouging
noun
: charging customers too much money
The company has been accused of price gouging.
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Community members also raised concerns about the sheltering of those displaced, said communication was confusing and people didn’t know what to plan for, and that some experienced price gouging.
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Victoria Le, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a consumer alert on price gouging during the state of emergency.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 24 May 2026
Soto, who is seeking reelection next month, has two criminal filings and three civil filings pending on other cases claiming price gouging.
—Amancai Biraben, Daily News, 22 May 2026
In Lebanon, those woes have been compounded by the country’s existing economic problems and by largely unregulated markets that are vulnerable to price gouging.
—Malak Harb, Fortune, 15 May 2026
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Victoria Le, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a consumer alert on price gouging during the state of emergency.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 24 May 2026
Soto, who is seeking reelection next month, has two criminal filings and three civil filings pending on other cases claiming price gouging.
—Amancai Biraben, Daily News, 22 May 2026
In Lebanon, those woes have been compounded by the country’s existing economic problems and by largely unregulated markets that are vulnerable to price gouging.
—Malak Harb, Fortune, 15 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for price gouging
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“Price gouging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/price%20gouging. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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