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[missdaredevil]

gouge=overcharge somebody: to cheat somebody or act dishonestly by demanding an unreasonably high price for goods or services ( informal )


Could anyone use it in another sentence?

Thanks

[bud]

Immediately after Hurricane Katrina, gas prices rose by 50% or more. Many people felt the oil companies were gouging them, taking advantage of the bad situation.

During a major blackout a few summers ago in the north of the U.S., some stores were gouging their customers by charging $10 for a Coke.