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单词 profiteer
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profiteer

[ prof-i-teer ]
/ ˌprɒf ɪˈtɪər /
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noun

a person who seeks or exacts exorbitant profits, especially through the sale of scarce or rationed goods.

verb (used without object)

to act as a profiteer.

Origin of profiteer

First recorded in 1910–15; profit + -eer

OTHER WORDS FROM profiteer

an·ti·prof·i·teer·ing, adjectivenon·prof·it·eer·ing, nounun·prof·it·eer·ing, adjective

Words nearby profiteer

profitable, profit and loss, profit and loss account, profit center, profit centre, profiteer, profiteering, profiterole, profit margin, profit motive, profit sharing
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British Dictionary definitions for profiteer

profiteer
/ (ˌprɒfɪˈtɪə) /

noun

a person who makes excessive profits, esp by charging exorbitant prices for goods in short supply

verb

(intr) to make excessive profits

Derived forms of profiteer

profiteering, noun
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