GRE vocabulary
gouge
to overcharge or cheat someone financially
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Gouge (verb) means to overcharge or cheat someone financially
Here is gouge used in an example sentence: "After the storm, some vendors gouged desperate customers, selling bottled water at ten times its price."
Common synonyms for gouge include overcharge, swindle, extort, fleece.
Gouge is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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