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profiteering

act of making a profit by methods considered unethical
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profiteering

Summary

profiteering has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • profiteering is a type of action[2].
  • profiteering's described at URL is recorded as http://encyclopedia.uia.org/en/problem/profiteering[3].
  • profiteering's facet of is recorded as business ethics[4].
  • profiteering's facet of is recorded as economic profit[5].
  • profiteering's different from is recorded as price gouging[6].
  • profiteering's practiced by is recorded as Gombeen man[7].

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Definition and Type

profiteering is a type of action[2].

Why It Matters

profiteering has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] profiteering is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → action
    Facet of → business ethics, economic profit
    Subclass of → —
    Different from → price gouging
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007538695705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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