prof ‧ it ‧ eer ‧ ing /ˌprɒfəˈtɪərɪŋ, ˌprɒfɪˈtɪərɪŋ $ ˌprɑːfəˈtɪr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ profit , ↑ profitability , ↑ profiteering , ↑ profiteer ; verb : ↑ profit , ↑ profiteer ; adverb : ↑ profitably , ↑ profitlessly ; adjective : ↑ profitable ≠ ↑ unprofitable , ↑ profitless ]
the process of making unfairly large profits, especially by selling things that are very difficult to get at very high prices
—profiteer noun [countable] :
black market profiteers
—profiteer verb [intransitive]