greedflation

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|economics|neologism}} [[price gouging|Price gouging]] by [[corporation]]s during an [[inflationary]] [[period]], especially when the [[underlying]] [[cost]] of [[production]] has not risen accordingly; price increases ostensibly inflated solely by underlying fundamental factors but really in excess of that level.

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