price gouging
noun
: charging customers too much money
The company has been accused of price gouging.
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Ranchers have alleged that the major meatpackers engage in price gouging and use their market dominance to turn a profit while cattle producers suffer.
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
The order directs the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to police price gouging while FoodShare benefits are depleted.
—Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 4 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
Harris never mentions an anti-price gouging proposal that got pummeled by some liberal economists.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
The order directs the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to police price gouging while FoodShare benefits are depleted.
—Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 4 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
Harris never mentions an anti-price gouging proposal that got pummeled by some liberal economists.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Price gouging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/price%20gouging. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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