Question of the Day #168

"The Trump administration this week delayed the implementation of a rule under the Affordable Care Act meant to punish drug companies for price gouging, according to a new report."
From the first paragraph of this article at The Hill.

上記の文で、price gougingの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "price gouging" mean?

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解答

意味： 英辞郎によると、


便乗値上げ、価格つり上げ

注：なぜか英辞郎は、ハイフォンの入っているprice-gougingしか掲載していませんが、これは例文の記事の見出しでわかるように形容詞になります。

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

charging customers too much money

Examples

• The company has been accused of price gouging.
• N.Y. Attorney General probes Sandy price gouging
• NJ ATTORNEY GENERAL FILES MORE PRICE GOUGING LAWSUITS
• A press release from Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand might make you think the House of Representatives passed a gas price gouging bill last week.
• Customers blast Amazon for Surface RT price gouging