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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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