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fraud

/fɹɔːd/

noun

Meaning

  • The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.

  • Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved and/or unlawful gain.

  • The assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end.

  • A person who performs any such trick.

  • A trap or snare.

Synonyms

cheat,
faker,
fraudster,
impostor,
trickster,
deceit,
grift,
hoky-poky,
imposture,
scam,
swindle,
trickery

verb

Meaning

  • To defraud