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.

Origin of price gouging

1
First recorded in 1915–20

Other words from price gouging

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

Words Nearby price gouging

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