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profiteer
prof·it·eer / ˌpräfəˈti(ə)r/ • v. [intr.] make or seek to make an excessive or unfair profit, esp. illegally or in a black market: [as n.] (profiteering) the profiteering of tabloid journalists. • n. a person who profiteers: a war profiteer. |
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"profiteer." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "profiteer." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-profiteer.html "profiteer." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-profiteer.html |
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profiteer v. to make or seek to make an excessive or unfair profit, especially illegally or in a black market.
n. one who profits excessively through wartime production or trade.See also Nye Committee. |
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"profiteer." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "profiteer." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-profiteer.html "profiteer." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-profiteer.html |
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profiteer
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"profiteer." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "profiteer." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-profiteer.html "profiteer." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-profiteer.html |
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