price gouging
noun
: charging customers too much money
The company has been accused of price gouging.
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President Roger Wheeler has revealed the issue in a letter sent to members of the Massachusetts delegation in response to an inquiry about potential price gouging at Stop & Shop’s urban store locations.
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025
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This California law was supposed to stop gasoline price gouging.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to extend protections against predatory price gouging and unlawful evictions for disaster victims.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
As the United Nations and international partners bring in over 600 trucks of food and medical aid each day, the most since Israel launched its offensive in October 2023, residents are reporting a drop in looting and price gouging.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Jan. 2025
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025
Best of The Bee: How could potential cuts and changes in Medi-Cal affect Californians?, via David Lightman
Police chief tells CA lawmakers to ‘wake up’ after felon kills Marysville officer, via Jake Goodrick
This California law was supposed to stop gasoline price gouging.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to extend protections against predatory price gouging and unlawful evictions for disaster victims.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
As the United Nations and international partners bring in over 600 trucks of food and medical aid each day, the most since Israel launched its offensive in October 2023, residents are reporting a drop in looting and price gouging.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Price gouging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/price%20gouging. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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