1) Business term 
[business] Profiteering is a pejorative term for the act of making a profit by methods considered unethical. Business owners may be accused of profiteering when they raise prices during an emergency (especially a war). The term is also applied to businesses that play on political corruption to obtain government contracts. Some types of prof...
Sale of goods that are scarce or rationed for an unreasonable profit, usually during a time of emergency such as a war. ...