gouging

Meanings

• The act of unfairly or excessively raising prices of goods, services, or commodities.

  - "The bakery was accused of gouging customers by raising the price of bread by 50% during the heatwave."
  - "When the electricity grid experienced a sudden surge in demand, some energy companies were criticized for gouging customers by increasing electricity prices by up to 100% during peak hours."
  - "During the height of the tourism season, some local vendors were accused of gouging tourists by charging exorbitant prices for souvenirs, food, and drinks."

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Pronunciation

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Synonyms

defraud , swindle , engrave , grave , incise

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with gouging
gouging , houging , touging , douging , mouging , couging , rouging , prouging

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. gouging
   

2. gauging
   

3. going
   

4. gone
   

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Variants

List of all variants of gouging that leads to same result
gouge , gouged , gouger , gougers , gouges , gouging , price gouging , gouge out , gouged out , gouges out , gouging out

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The term 'gouging' originated from the Old French word 'gouge' which means 'to dig', 'to gouge out', or 'to extort'. Over time, the term 'gouging' came to be used more broadly to refer to the act of unfairly or excessively raising prices of goods, services, or commodities.

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Culture

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["Gouging has been depicted in various forms of literature, art, music, and other forms of cultural expression. For example, in William Shakespeare's play 'The Merchant of Venice', the character Shylock is depicted as a moneylender who is accused of gouging by charging excessive interest rates on loans. In another example, the American folk song 'John Henry' tells the story of a railroad worker named John Henry who is pitted against a steam drill in a race to lay tracks through a mountain. The song describes how John Henry works tirelessly to outpace the drill, but ultimately collapses and dies from exhaustion. The song portrays John Henry as a symbol of human determination and perseverance, and the phrase 'dying with a hammer in his hand' has become a common idiom used to describe someone who is passionate about their work and dedicated to achieving their goals, even if it means working until the very end."]

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