prof‧it‧eer‧ing /ˌprɒfəˈtɪərɪŋ, ˌprɒfɪˈtɪərɪŋ $ ˌprɑːfəˈtɪr-/ noun [uncountable]
[Word Family: noun: profit, profitability, profiteering, profiteer; verb: profit, profiteer; adverb: profitably, profitlessly; adjective: profitable ≠ unprofitable, profitless]
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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