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price gouging

[ prahys gou-jing ]

noun

  1. an act or instance of charging customers too high a price for goods or services, especially when demand is high and supplies are limited:

    The law prohibits price gouging during weather emergencies such as snowstorms.

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Other Words From

  • price gouge price-gouge verb (used with or without object)
  • price goug·er noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of price gouging1

First recorded in 1915–20

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Example Sentences

But Uber's surges are not price gouging, as some have erroneously claimed.

He protected coal miners on strike—and cracked down on price—gouging railroads.

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