price gouging
noun
: charging customers too much money
The company has been accused of price gouging.
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California's Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot said the state identified factors behind price spikes, but stopped short of blaming oil companies for price gouging.
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Richard Ramos, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
However, California’s petroleum market watchdog is warning that some of the inflated price may be due to price gouging, my colleague Blanca Begert reports.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Austria and Hungary have also introduced limits to fuel price increases, while France has launched inspections to prevent price gouging.
—Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul should protect consumers from price gouging.
—Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
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Richard Ramos, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
However, California’s petroleum market watchdog is warning that some of the inflated price may be due to price gouging, my colleague Blanca Begert reports.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Austria and Hungary have also introduced limits to fuel price increases, while France has launched inspections to prevent price gouging.
—Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul should protect consumers from price gouging.
—Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Price gouging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/price%20gouging. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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