profiteer

prof·it·eer

P0583500 (prŏf′ĭ-tîr′)n. One who makes excessive profits on goods in short supply.intr.v. prof·it·eered, prof·it·eer·ing, prof·it·eers To make excessive profits on goods in short supply.

profiteer

(ˌprɒfɪˈtɪə) n (Commerce) a person who makes excessive profits, esp by charging exorbitant prices for goods in short supplyvb (Commerce) (intr) to make excessive profits ˌprofiˈteering n

prof•it•eer

(ˌprɒf ɪˈtɪər)

n. 1. a person who makes profits on the sale of scarce or rationed goods. v.i. 2. to act as a profiteer. [1910–15]

profiteer

Past participle: profiteered
Gerund: profiteering

Imperative
profiteer
profiteer

Present
I profiteer
you profiteer
he/she/it profiteers
we profiteer
you profiteer
they profiteer

Preterite
I profiteered
you profiteered
he/she/it profiteered
we profiteered
you profiteered
they profiteered

Present Continuous
I am profiteering
you are profiteering
he/she/it is profiteering
we are profiteering
you are profiteering
they are profiteering

Present Perfect
I have profiteered
you have profiteered
he/she/it has profiteered
we have profiteered
you have profiteered
they have profiteered

Past Continuous
I was profiteering
you were profiteering
he/she/it was profiteering
we were profiteering
you were profiteering
they were profiteering

Past Perfect
I had profiteered
you had profiteered
he/she/it had profiteered
we had profiteered
you had profiteered
they had profiteered

Future
I will profiteer
you will profiteer
he/she/it will profiteer
we will profiteer
you will profiteer
they will profiteer

Future Perfect
I will have profiteered
you will have profiteered
he/she/it will have profiteered
we will have profiteered
you will have profiteered
they will have profiteered

Future Continuous
I will be profiteering
you will be profiteering
he/she/it will be profiteering
we will be profiteering
you will be profiteering
they will be profiteering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been profiteering
you have been profiteering
he/she/it has been profiteering
we have been profiteering
you have been profiteering
they have been profiteering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been profiteering
you will have been profiteering
he/she/it will have been profiteering
we will have been profiteering
you will have been profiteering
they will have been profiteering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been profiteering
you had been profiteering
he/she/it had been profiteering
we had been profiteering
you had been profiteering
they had been profiteering

Conditional
I would profiteer
you would profiteer
he/she/it would profiteer
we would profiteer
you would profiteer
they would profiteer

Past Conditional
I would have profiteered
you would have profiteered
he/she/it would have profiteered
we would have profiteered
you would have profiteered
they would have profiteered

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	profiteer - someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in short supply)capitalist - a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business)
Verb	1.	profiteer - make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goodsbenefit, profit, gain - derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"

profiteer

noun1. racketeer, exploiter, extortionist, bloodsucker (informal), black marketeer a social class composed largely of war profiteers and gangstersverb1. overcharge, racketeer, make a quick buck (slang), make a quick killing, make someone pay through the nose Retailers could profiteer through imposing surcharges.

Translations

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