Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

profiteering

/pɹˌɑfətˈɪɹɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables: prof-i-teer-ing
IPA: /pɹˌɑfətˈɪɹɪŋ/

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of making an unreasonable profit not justified by the corresponding assumption of risk, or by doing so unethically or opportunistically.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of profiteer

Example Sentences

"war profiteering"
"Pfizer has made nearly $26bn (£21bn) in revenues in the first three months of the year, the bulk from its Covid-19 vaccine and new pill to treat the virus, prompting fresh accusations of pandemic profiteering."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

profiteerings (plural)

Derived Forms

antiprofiteering nonprofiteering propheteering unprofiteering

Phrases

price gouging

Frequently Paired Words

price gouging

Rhymes With

engineering appearing clearing steering cheering disappearing fearing pioneering interfering volunteering nearing gearing

Questions

How do you pronounce profiteering?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹˌɑfətˈɪɹɪŋ/.
What does profiteering mean?: The act of making an unreasonable profit not justified by the corresponding assumption of risk, or by doing so unethically or opportunistically.

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