SCAM

scam, cozenage

(noun) a fraudulent business scheme

victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, hornswoggle, short-change, con

(verb) deprive of by deceit; “He swindled me out of my inheritance”; “She defrauded the customers who trusted her”;

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

scam (plural scams)

A fraudulent deal.

Something that is promoted using scams.

Synonyms

• con game, confidence trick, swindle

• See also deception

Coordinate terms

• take for a ride

Verb

scam (third-person singular simple present scams, present participle scamming, simple past and past participle scammed)

(transitive) To defraud or embezzle.

Synonyms

• con

Anagrams

• ACMs, ACSM, CAMs, CASM, CSMA, M. A. Sc., M.A.Sc., MASc, Macs, SMAC, cams, macs, masc, masc.

Source: Wiktionary



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