price gouging
noun
: charging customers too much money
The company has been accused of price gouging.
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This week, that will include a first House vote on House Bill 1010, which seeks to limit price gouging, and House Bill 1041, which seeks to allow colleges to directly pay student-athletes for their names and likenesses.
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Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2025
California Attorney General Rob Bonta also said at the time that his office would prosecute those engaging in price gouging amid the natural disaster.
—Haley Chi-Sing, Fox News, 6 Feb. 2025
The price gouging could be fueled, in part, by rental pricing software, Carbajal said.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
Authorities have ramped up their commitment to stopping price gouging.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2025
California Attorney General Rob Bonta also said at the time that his office would prosecute those engaging in price gouging amid the natural disaster.
—Haley Chi-Sing, Fox News, 6 Feb. 2025
The price gouging could be fueled, in part, by rental pricing software, Carbajal said.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
Authorities have ramped up their commitment to stopping price gouging.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Price gouging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/price%20gouging. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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