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Profiteered meaning

simple past and past participle of profiteer

Using Profiteered

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of profiteer

Context around Profiteered

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

merchants 1×

Sentence patterns with Profiteered

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as merchants profiteered in arms 1× they have profiteered during an 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

our big supermarkets 1× the slight couldn 1×

Common sentence endings:

rising food costs 1× to belligerent countries 1×

Words around Profiteered

Just before it in the word index:

profiteer 6 profited 104 profitably 48 profitable 1.139 profitability 922 profit 4.994

Just after it in the word index:

profiteering 64 profiteers 25 profitero 2 profiteroles 4 profiting 122 profitless 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Profiteered

  • In this selection, "profiteered" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, merchants stand out and add context to how "profiteered" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as merchants profiteered in arms and they have profiteered during an. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "profiteered" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with profiteered

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The slight couldn’t hamper the city’s growth, as merchants profiteered in arms and rum trades to belligerent countries. (20 words)

Our big supermarkets will face fresh scrutiny with a Senate inquiry to investigate their market power and pricing decisions, amid concerns they have profiteered during an inflationary period marked by fast-rising food costs. (34 words)

Longer example sentences

Our big supermarkets will face fresh scrutiny with a Senate inquiry to investigate their market power and pricing decisions, amid concerns they have profiteered during an inflationary period marked by fast-rising food costs. (34 words)

The slight couldn’t hamper the city’s growth, as merchants profiteered in arms and rum trades to belligerent countries. (20 words)

Example sentences (2)

Our big supermarkets will face fresh scrutiny with a Senate inquiry to investigate their market power and pricing decisions, amid concerns they have profiteered during an inflationary period marked by fast-rising food costs.

The slight couldn’t hamper the city’s growth, as merchants profiteered in arms and rum trades to belligerent countries.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "profiteered" in a sentence?
An example: "Our big supermarkets will face fresh scrutiny with a Senate inquiry to investigate their market power and pricing decisions, amid concerns they have profiteered during an inflationary period marked by fast-rising food costs." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "profiteered" from authentic English texts.
What does "profiteered" mean?
Profiteered means: simple past and past participle of profiteer
How many example sentences with "profiteered" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "profiteered", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.