Meaning of game the system | Babel Free

Definitions

To use the rules and procedures meant to protect a system in order to instead manipulate the system for a desired outcome.

Examples

“Near-synonyms: play the system, beat the system, work the system”

“Huge spikes in wholesale electricity prices in South Australia have been a result of energy companies “gaming” the system and exploiting their unusual market power to charge “monopoly rents”, according to an in-depth report by the Melbourne Energy Institute.”

“The moral appears to be that wealthy individuals can game the system, and if the pressure becomes unbearable they can make a settlement – otherwise off they go.”

“It’s incumbent on all of us to take a responsible approach and tell our constituents that tests are available in large numbers and the average distance travelled is 5.8 miles … And people should take this seriously and not game the system.”

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