Word: profiteering
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: pro
fi
tee
ring
Definition: Present participle of profiteer; someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in short supply)
Morphemes:
Affix: profit
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To take advantage of, exploit, use.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prōfectus
Language: la
Decoded: profectus
Meaning: advance, progress, growth, increase, profit
Affix: -eer
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to create an agent noun denoting someone associated with, concerned with, or engaged in a specified activity.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.