price gouging
noun
: charging customers too much money
The company has been accused of price gouging.
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Evers also declares a state of emergency over the shutdown, directing state officials to prevent price gouging.
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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 14 Nov. 2025
This echoed steps that his predecessor, former President Biden, took to probe the industry and allegations of price gouging.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 12 Nov. 2025
Ranchers have alleged that the major meatpackers engage in price gouging and use their market dominance to turn a profit while cattle producers suffer.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
Our price gouging laws were written so that corporations cannot take advantage of an entire community when a disaster strikes a whole community.
—Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 14 Nov. 2025
This echoed steps that his predecessor, former President Biden, took to probe the industry and allegations of price gouging.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 12 Nov. 2025
Ranchers have alleged that the major meatpackers engage in price gouging and use their market dominance to turn a profit while cattle producers suffer.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
Our price gouging laws were written so that corporations cannot take advantage of an entire community when a disaster strikes a whole community.
—Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
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 8 Dec. 2025.
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