price gouging
noun
: charging customers too much money
The company has been accused of price gouging.
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Connecticut already had a law on the books that allowed the state’s attorney general to police and prosecute cases of price gouging, or artificially jacking up the price on goods during emergencies, like natural disasters.
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Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2025
There is no such thing as gas price gouging in California, Mische contended.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
Consumers are advised to report price gouging to the Office of the Attorney General.
—Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 3 Apr. 2025
Since Tuesday, the company has been the subject of a boycott led by the People's Union USA, a grassroots movement that's accused McDonald's of price gouging, exploiting tax loopholes, corporate greed, and of walking away from its DEI commitments.
—Jesse Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
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Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2025
There is no such thing as gas price gouging in California, Mische contended.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
Consumers are advised to report price gouging to the Office of the Attorney General.
—Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 3 Apr. 2025
Since Tuesday, the company has been the subject of a boycott led by the People's Union USA, a grassroots movement that's accused McDonald's of price gouging, exploiting tax loopholes, corporate greed, and of walking away from its DEI commitments.
—Jesse Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for price gouging
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“Price gouging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/price%20gouging. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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