price gouging

[ prahys gou-jing ]
/ ˈpraɪs ˌgaʊ dʒɪŋ /

noun

an act or instance of charging customers too high a price for goods or services, especially when demand is high and supplies are limited: The law prohibits price gouging during weather emergencies such as snowstorms.

OTHER WORDS FROM price gouging

price gouge, price-gouge, verb (used with or without object) price goug·er, noun

Words nearby price gouging

price commission, price control, price controls, price discrimination, price fixing, price gouging, price index, price is right, the, price leadership, price list, price on one's head