0 the action of charging someone too much money for something, in a way that is dishonest or unfair:
1 the action of pushing or cutting into something in a rough or violent way, especially pressing roughly into someone's eyes:
There is a $1,000 penalty for price gouging under Florida law.
The commission voted to extend price caps on wholesale power in an attempt to shield consumers from possible price gouging.
Is there any other industry in the world that would tolerate this gouging of customers?
The film contained violent scenes including murders and eye gougings.
What steps has she taken to ensure that price gouging is avoided?
One of the most worrying and upsetting elements of the crisis was the way in which some saw the opportunity for price gouging and fraud.
That is "gouging", to use a vulgar term.
