fleecing
fleec-ing
noun
The act of charging someone an unfairly high price or swindling them.
"The fleecing of tourists is a common complaint."
verb
Charging someone an unfairly high price or swindling them out of money.
"They were fleecing customers with hidden charges."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: fleece, sheepskin, pluck, soak, hook, rob, gazump, plume, surcharge, overcharge, shear, wool
Antonyms: undercharge