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Meaning of price gouging | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Deutsch Wucher
Nederlands woeker

Examples

“The farmers aren't really guilty of price gouging, but they are trying to recoup some of their losses from the flooding earlier this spring.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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