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profiteered

profiteered is the simple past and past participle of profiteer.

Meaning of profiteer

Verb

profiteer (third-person singular simple present profiteers, present participle profiteering, simple past and past participle profiteered)

  1. To make an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk.

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Questions about profiteered

What is profiteered the simple past and past participle of?
Profiteered is the simple past and past participle of profiteer.

Words near profiteered in the dictionary

  1. profitableness
  2. profitablest
  3. profitably
  4. profited
  5. profiteer
  6. profiteered
  7. profiteering
  8. profiteerings
  9. profiteers
  10. profiter
  11. profiterole

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