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Legitimate profit is good. What's bad is profiteering.
Shaffi Mather

Meaning of "profiteering" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PROFITEERING

profiteering  [ˌprɒfɪˈtɪərɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROFITEERING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Profiteering is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROFITEERING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of profiteering in the English dictionary

The definition of profiteering in the dictionary is the act of making excessive profits, esp by charging exorbitant prices for goods in short supply.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROFITEERING


aspiring
əˈspaɪərɪŋ
bioengineering
ˌbaɪəʊˌɛndʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ
cheering
ˈtʃɪərɪŋ
clearing
ˈklɪərɪŋ
coasteering
ˌkəʊˈstɪərɪŋ
engineering
ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ
firing
ˈfaɪərɪŋ
gearing
ˈɡɪərɪŋ
hearing
ˈhɪərɪŋ
inspiring
ɪnˈspaɪərɪŋ
interfering
ˌɪntəˈfɪərɪŋ
layering
ˈleɪərɪŋ
orienteering
ˌɔːrɪənˈtɪərɪŋ
pamphleteering
ˌpæmfləˈtɪərɪŋ
pioneering
ˌpaɪəˈnɪərɪŋ
racketeering
ˌrækɪˈtɪərɪŋ
retiring
rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ
self-steering
ˌsɛlfˈstɪərɪŋ
steering
ˈstɪərɪŋ
wiring
ˈwaɪərɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROFITEERING

profit motive
profit squeeze
profit taking
profit warning
profit-making
profit-seeking
profit-sharing
profit-sharing scheme
profitability
profitability study
profitable
profitableness
profitably
profiteer
profiter
profiterole
profitless
profitlessly
profits tax
profitwise

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROFITEERING

bring
catering
civil engineering
considering
covering
electrical engineering
empowering
fingering
flowering
gathering
hovering
lowering
mechanical engineering
offering
ordering
recovering
rendering
suffering
wandering
watering
wondering

Synonyms and antonyms of profiteering in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PROFITEERING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «profiteering» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of profiteering

Translation of «profiteering» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROFITEERING

Find out the translation of profiteering to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of profiteering from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «profiteering» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

投机倒把
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

explotación
570 millions of speakers

English

profiteering
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुनाफाखोरी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التربح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

спекуляция
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

exploração
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লাভ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mercantilisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menguntungkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Profitmacherei
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不当利益行為
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부당 이득 행위
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Maringi pitutur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự có lời
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லாபமீட்டும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नफेहेरींग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vurgunculuk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

affarismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spekulacji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

спекуляція
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

speculă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αισχροκέρδεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

winsmotief
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

profiterar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

åger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of profiteering

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROFITEERING»

The term «profiteering» is regularly used and occupies the 99.714 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROFITEERING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about profiteering

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QUOTES WITH «PROFITEERING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word profiteering.
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Shaffi Mather
Legitimate profit is good. What's bad is profiteering.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROFITEERING»

Discover the use of profiteering in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to profiteering and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Shadows of War: Violence, Power, and International ...
Annotation This book captures the human face of the frontlines, revealing both the visible and the hidden realities of contemporary war, power, and international profiteering in the 21st century.
Carolyn Nordstrom, 2004
2
Public Health Profiteering
In Public Health Profiteering, James T. Bennett and Thomas J. DiLorenzo offer a scathing and irreverent assessment of Koop's public and private career showing how a brilliant pediatric surgeon has evolved into a self-seeking and ...
James T. Bennett, Thomas J. Di Lorenzo
3
Genocide by Denial: How Profiteering from HIV/AIDS Killed ...
In this book the author exposes the incredible self-indulgence of the pharmaceutical companies and the cold-heartedness of the rich world that turned a blind eye until it was far too late, and then responded too slowly with too little.
Peter Mugyenyi, 2008
4
Profiteering: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
It had been a bone of contention from the first, the shell of the feud and with the woman gone, it was an empty shell.ndash;John Galsworthy in To Let.But a few more years of profiteering, and Conservatives would have become Reds.ndash ...
‎2008
5
Combating War Profiteering: Are We Doing Enough to ...
Page 3 of 3 investigators, other than the Special Inspector General, to pursue allegations of fraud in Iraq. Only in the last six months has the Department now formed a task force on these problems, and that task force has not brought any new ...
6
War on Terror, Inc: corporate profiteering from the politics ...
A critical assessment of the practices of commercial military suppliers who have profited from the War on Terror evaluates the relationships between political decision-makers and wartime commercial ventures, the wartime contributions of ...
Solomon Hughes, 2007
7
Grand theft Pentagon: tales of corruption and profiteering ...
An explosive account of how a handful of arms-makers feast at the nearly limitless Pentagon trough.
Jeffrey St. Clair, 2005
8
Bedlam: Greed, Profiteering, and Fraud in a Mental Health ...
Argues that the for-profit mental health industry is defrauding the federal government out of millions of dollars and lobbying for more extensive coverage under the new health care reform
Joe Sharkey, 1994
9
Polity and Economy of the Underworld
The first manifestation of the underworld manoeuvres in what is called profiteering is distinct from extortion. Profiteering is practised not necessarily and only by the underworld but also by traders and businessmen at large. This is also distinct ...
S. K. Ray, 2004
10
The Piracy of America: Profiteering in the Public Domain
This collection of over 20 well-researched articles by authoritative environmentalists addresses the full spectrum of issues surrounding the exploitation of the natural resources of America.
Judith S. Scherff, Thomas Mary Berry, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROFITEERING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term profiteering is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Donald Trump is a coward: Why the rich, luxurious poseur has never …
... fact nothing more than craven profiteering. Trump, a man who is practically the living embodiment of gender, racial, and economic privilege, ... «Salon, Jul 15»
2
What Happens When the Sappiness of 'The Bachelor' Meets the …
In the final analysis, then, although it is tempting to view Harrison's book solely as crass profiteering, love is so universal that one imagines ... «PopMatters, Jul 15»
3
The NBA's New Uniforms: A By-No-Means Comprehensive Rundown
It's certainly understandable that the team would want to erase all signs of the soggy-minded, profiteering bigot who made his fortunes on the ... «VICE, Jul 15»
4
Israel and Gaza: the BDS Movement One Year After “Protective Edge”
Opposition to Israeli terror by way of BDS is at the same time an act of emphatic resistance against the sort of corporate profiteering associated ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
5
Hillary Channels Margaret Sanger
Indeed, how can she claim to be a supporter of minority lives and not publicly condemn Planned Parenthood for their profiteering and lack of ... «American Thinker, Jul 15»
6
Sanader's defence team comment's on Const. Court's decision
After the Constitutional Court on Monday quashed the final verdict against former prime minister Ivo Sanader for war profiteering in the Hypo ... «Dalje.com, Jul 15»
7
Big Pharma's Profiteers: You Want Us to Pay What for These Meds?
How much are true costs and what is profiteering? Some states are drafting bills that would allow insurers to refuse to pay for a drug if the ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
8
Shift Delhi Race Course, build national memorial to farmers in its …
... 1940, which turned into an incorporated public limited company in 1941, and thus acquired land for private profiteering,” the statement read. «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
9
School fee regulatory act gets desired push
Hundreds of parents across the state are vulnerable to get exploited due to profiteering practices by school managements. The only safeguard ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
10
George Clooney Opposes War Profiteering, Except When He Doesn't
George Clooney is being paid by the world's top two war profiteers, Lockheed-Martin and Boeing, to oppose war profiteering by Africans ... «Mintpress News, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Profiteering [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/profiteering>. May 2024 ».
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