Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

price gouging

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables
price -goug-ing
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of or an instance of charging services or pricing goods at unreasonably high prices.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of price gouge

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

price gougings (plural)

Phrases

market power perfect competition

Frequently Paired Words

excuseflation greedflation market power perfect competition profiteering

Questions

What does price gouging mean?
The act of or an instance of charging services or pricing goods at unreasonably high prices.

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