greedflation
Corporate markup inflation
Greedflation is the theory that corporate price gouging, rather than supply-chain disruptions or increased costs, drives inflation.
The term blends greed with inflation, suggesting companies exploit economic uncertainty to raise prices beyond what rising costs would justify: Critics blame greedflation for grocery prices that stayed high even after supply chains recovered.
The word carries a political charge, typically used by those skeptical of corporate motives.
Excessive pricing during crises
- profiteeringExploiting scarcity for gain
- markupsAmounts added to cost
- corporate profitsCompany net income
- cost-of-livingPrice of basic needs
price hikes · profit margins · consumer prices · opportunism · supply chain · price manipulation · excess profits · windfall
Food bought at stores
- rentPayment for temporary use
- housingDwellings or protective covering
- pharmaceuticalsManufactured therapeutic substances
- food industryCommercial edible goods sector
gas prices · oil companies · supermarkets · retail · utilities · healthcare · big oil · agribusiness
Prolonged public disagreement
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- economistsAnalysts of wealth distribution
- theoryExplanatory set of principles
- narrativeAccount of events
evidence · causation · correlation · demand · supply · wages · monetary policy · central banks
Official rules governing conduct
- antitrustAgainst corporate market dominance
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- wealth gapEconomic inequality measure
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
policy · legislation · consumer protection · populism · taxation · reform · lobbying · oversight
price gouging
Excessive pricing during crises
- profiteeringExploiting scarcity for gain
- markupsAmounts added to cost
- corporate profitsCompany net income
cost-of-living · price hikes · profit margins · consumer prices · opportunism · supply chain · price manipulation · excess profits · windfall · exploitation
groceries
Food bought at stores
- rentPayment for temporary use
- housingDwellings or protective covering
- pharmaceuticalsManufactured therapeutic substances
gas prices · food industry · oil companies · supermarkets · retail · utilities · healthcare · big oil · agribusiness · meat packers
controversy
Prolonged public disagreement
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- economistsAnalysts of wealth distribution
- theoryExplanatory set of principles
narrative · evidence · causation · correlation · demand · supply · wages · monetary policy · central banks · criticism
regulation
Official rules governing conduct
- antitrustAgainst corporate market dominance
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- wealth gapEconomic inequality measure
inequality · policy · legislation · consumer protection · populism · taxation · reform · lobbying · oversight · transparency
- pricingpricing, discount price, overpricing, discounts, overcharge
greedflationcost-push inflation
Prices rise from costlier production
greedflationfair pricing
Reasonable cost for goods
transparent pricing · competitive pricing · price stability · price controls · consumer protection
greedflationdeflation
Sustained decrease in prices
disinflation · price stability · price reduction · discounting
greed, greedy, inflate, inflation, deflate, greediness, deflation, inflating, deflating