profiteering
noun
[ prɒfɪˈtɪərɪŋ ]
• the practice of making or seeking to make an excessive or unfair profit, especially illegally or in a black market.
• "seven food merchants were charged for profiteering"
profiteer
verb
• make or seek to make an excessive or unfair profit, especially illegally or in a black market.
• "they claim he has illegally profiteered from his businesses in a number of ways"
