unfair pricing
Unjust cost setting
Unfair pricing is charging amounts considered exploitative or unjustified—whether too high relative to costs or market value, or artificially low to undercut competitors.
The phrase appears in consumer advocacy, antitrust discussions, and complaints about gouging: The committee investigated unfair pricing of prescription drugs.
What counts as unfair depends on context and perspective.
- overchargingDemanding excessive payment
- rip offDefraud or overcharge
- antitrust lawsRegulations preventing corporate monopolies
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- taking advantageBenefiting from circumstances
consumer protection · collusion · dumping · greed · bait and switch · profit maximization · market manipulation · financial strain · usury · gouging · highway robbery · sticker shock · fine print · small print · market dominance · corporate responsibility · regulatory oversight · social justice
- price crimesovercharging, profiteering
- business wrongspassing off, bid rigging, antitrust violation, antitrust violations, monopolization
- pricingoverpricing, discounts, overcharge, markdowns, unit cost
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Reasonable cost for goods
fair market value · transparent pricing · competitive pricing · good value
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