profiteer
UKprɔfitiər
معنی فارسی
استفاده چي سود گزاف بردن
معنی کامل و مثالها
/präf´i tir´/n., vi.
● سودجو، استفادهچی، محتکر، گرانفروش
● گرانفروشی کردن، سودجویی کردن، اجحاف کردن
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From the French word 'profiter' meaning 'to profit'.
مثال
- During the war, many profiteers took advantage of the scarcity of goods.
- The government cracked down on profiteers who were price gouging during the crisis.
- He was accused of being a profiteer, exploiting the situation for personal gain.
ترکیبهای رایج
Be a profiteer Act as a profiteer Crack down on profiteers Accuse someone of being a profiteer
تعریف انگلیسی
verb
- someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in short supply)
- make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods “Somebody ----s”