price gouging
noun
: charging customers too much money
The company has been accused of price gouging.
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Bonta's office said in order to protect Californians affected by the Southern California wildfires, The Department of Justice (DOJ) is actively investigating and prosecuting price gouging.
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Stepheny Price, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025
The bill would expand a state law prohibiting price gouging during disasters to more broadly bar the raising of prices on certain products by 10% or more in a 90-day period.
—The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2025
California law, too, outlaws price gouging after an emergency has been declared, prohibiting increases of more than 10% for 30 days after a disaster.
—Julie Akins, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Jan. 2025
Bonta clarified that while the emergency order for price gouging is centered on Southern California, primarily Los Angeles County, the law applies across the state; if someone from Los Angeles County seeks housing in Santa Barbara County, for example, Bonta said the law is still in effect.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 16 Jan. 2025
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Stepheny Price, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025
The bill would expand a state law prohibiting price gouging during disasters to more broadly bar the raising of prices on certain products by 10% or more in a 90-day period.
—The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2025
California law, too, outlaws price gouging after an emergency has been declared, prohibiting increases of more than 10% for 30 days after a disaster.
—Julie Akins, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Jan. 2025
Bonta clarified that while the emergency order for price gouging is centered on Southern California, primarily Los Angeles County, the law applies across the state; if someone from Los Angeles County seeks housing in Santa Barbara County, for example, Bonta said the law is still in effect.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Price gouging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/price%20gouging. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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