gouge

verbCommon GRE wordMore G words

to overcharge or cheat someone financially

In a sentence

Gouge in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing gouge in a sentence.

After the storm, some vendors gouged desperate customers, selling bottled water at ten times its price.

Synonyms

overchargeswindleextortfleece

Antonyms

None listed.

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an embarrassing social mistake or blunder, especially in a public setting

providing profit or income; productive

in a way that yields profit or useful result

to deny or contradict; to declare false

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bold, brazen impudence or nerve

causing irritation or resentment; vexing

producing a sudden, startling burst of energy or excitement

Common questions

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.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.