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Profiteering vs Profitmaking - What's the difference?

profiteering | profitmaking |

As a verb profiteering

is .

As a noun profiteering

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

As an adjective profitmaking is

that makes a profit; profitable.

profiteering

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (-)
  • The act of making an unreasonable profit not justified by the corresponding assumption of risk, or by doing so unethically
  • See also

    * propheteering

    profitmaking

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • That makes a profit; profitable.
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