price gouging
noun
: charging customers too much money
The company has been accused of price gouging.
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Warren is one of the leading lawmakers tackling price gouging and inflated prices at grocery stores for Americans.
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Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
So Newsom should stay his left hand while his right works on preventing gasoline price gouging.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
Harris then ticks through some of her economic proposals to cut everyday costs, such as enacting a federal ban on price gouging and incentives to make housing more affordable.
—Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
Hitting the road:Over 200 price gouging complaints as Florida residents evacuate
Is Walt Disney World open?
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
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Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
So Newsom should stay his left hand while his right works on preventing gasoline price gouging.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
Harris then ticks through some of her economic proposals to cut everyday costs, such as enacting a federal ban on price gouging and incentives to make housing more affordable.
—Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
Hitting the road:Over 200 price gouging complaints as Florida residents evacuate
Is Walt Disney World open?
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Price gouging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/price%20gouging. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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