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

present participle of profiteer

plural of profiteering

(accounting, economics) Total income or cash flow minus expenditures. The money or other benefit a non-governmental organization or individual receives in exchange for products and services sold at an advertised price.

(transitive) To benefit (somebody), be of use to (somebody). / (intransitive, construed with from) To benefit, gain. / (intransitive, construed with from) To take advantage of, exploit, use.

Producing a profit. / Beneficial, serviceable, of use.

A surname.

plural of profit

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of profit

(Of a company or organization) providing goods or services but not for the purpose of making a profit.