单词	profiteer
释义	profiteer nounprofiteer verb profiteeringprof‧it‧eer‧ing /ˌprɒfəˈtɪərɪŋ $ ˌprɑːfəˈtɪr-/ noun [uncountable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES As food supplies dwindled, complaints against profiteering became more vociferous. The emergency government brought in a special law to prevent hoarding and profiteering. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS He denies there is any profiteering. Merchants who bought food in surplus areas for sale in drought districts were shot for profiteering. Real fans, they say, need protecting; profiteering must be stopped. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto make a profit in an unfair way► cash in on to make a profit from a situation in a way that is wrong or unfair: · He's just cashing in on the fact that his wife is famous.· Have you noticed how the record companies cash in on the death of famous pop stars by re-releasing all their old records? ► profit from to make a profit from a bad situation, instead of trying to help people: · Nobody should be allowed to profit from war and human suffering.· Crafty entrepreneurs like Harper profited from the ignorance of the masses. ► profiteering when someone makes large profits from a bad situation by charging extremely high prices for things that people need to buy: · The emergency government brought in a special law to prevent hoarding and profiteering.· As food supplies dwindled, complaints against profiteering became more vociferous. ► exploit to make an unfair profit out of someone who is in a weaker position than yourself or who seriously needs the things you can sell them, do for them etc: · Measure are being taken to stop employment agencies exploiting foreign workers desperate to find a job.· Many 'New Age' therapists simply exploit the hopes and fears of sick people who would be better off going to their own doctor.· loan sharks who exploit the poor by charging up to 1000% interest per year. Word family WORD FAMILYnounprofitprofitabilityprofiteeringprofiteeradjectiveprofitable ≠ unprofitableprofitlessverbprofitprofiteeradverbprofitablyprofitlessly the process of making unfairly large profits, especially by selling things that are very difficult to get at very high prices—profiteer noun [countable]:  black market profiteers—profiteer verb [intransitive] profiteer nounprofiteer verb profiteeringprof‧it‧eer‧ing /ˌprɒfəˈtɪərɪŋ $ ˌprɑːfəˈtɪr-/ noun [uncountable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES As food supplies dwindled, complaints against profiteering became more vociferous. The emergency government brought in a special law to prevent hoarding and profiteering. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS He denies there is any profiteering. Merchants who bought food in surplus areas for sale in drought districts were shot for profiteering. Real fans, they say, need protecting; profiteering must be stopped. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto make a profit in an unfair way► cash in on to make a profit from a situation in a way that is wrong or unfair: · He's just cashing in on the fact that his wife is famous.· Have you noticed how the record companies cash in on the death of famous pop stars by re-releasing all their old records? ► profit from to make a profit from a bad situation, instead of trying to help people: · Nobody should be allowed to profit from war and human suffering.· Crafty entrepreneurs like Harper profited from the ignorance of the masses. ► profiteering when someone makes large profits from a bad situation by charging extremely high prices for things that people need to buy: · The emergency government brought in a special law to prevent hoarding and profiteering.· As food supplies dwindled, complaints against profiteering became more vociferous. ► exploit to make an unfair profit out of someone who is in a weaker position than yourself or who seriously needs the things you can sell them, do for them etc: · Measure are being taken to stop employment agencies exploiting foreign workers desperate to find a job.· Many 'New Age' therapists simply exploit the hopes and fears of sick people who would be better off going to their own doctor.· loan sharks who exploit the poor by charging up to 1000% interest per year. Word family WORD FAMILYnounprofitprofitabilityprofiteeringprofiteeradjectiveprofitable ≠ unprofitableprofitlessverbprofitprofiteeradverbprofitablyprofitlessly the process of making unfairly large profits, especially by selling things that are very difficult to get at very high prices—profiteer noun [countable]:  black market profiteers—profiteer verb [intransitive]
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