s/n780148

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has gloss(noun) the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"
cheat, rig, swindle
lexicalizationeng: cheat
lexicalizationeng: rig
lexicalizationeng: swindle
subclass of(noun) intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
fraud
has subclass(noun) a fraudulent business scheme
scam, cozenage
has subclass(noun) a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
bunco game, bunco, confidence game, bunko game, con, flimflam, bunko, gyp, sting, confidence trick, con game, hustle
has subclass(noun) a fraudulent business practice involving some form of pyramid scheme e.g., the chain of distribution is artificially expanded by an excessive number of distributors selling to other distributors at progressively higher wholesale prices until retail prices are unnecessarily inflated
pyramiding
has subclass(noun) the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later
holdout
has subclass(noun) British slang for a swindle
swiz
has subclass(noun) a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under
shell game, thimblerig
Meaning
Asturian
lexicalizationast: pufu
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Bulgarian
lexicalizationbul: измама
Catalan
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Czech
lexicalizationces: podvod
Danish
lexicalizationdan: bedrageri
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German
lexicalizationdeu: Schwindel
lexicalizationdeu: Betrug
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Esperanto
lexicalizationepo: friponaĵo
lexicalizationepo: fraŭdo
lexicalizationepo: trompo
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Finnish
lexicalizationfin: huijaus
lexicalizationfin: petos
French
lexicalizationfra: escroquerie
lexicalizationfra: thymus
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Galician
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Serbo-Croatian
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Hindi
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Indonesian
lexicalizationind: menipu
Icelandic
lexicalizationisl: svik
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Italian
lexicalizationita: truffa
lexicalizationita: inganno
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Korean
lexicalizationkor: 속이다
lexicalizationkor: 사기
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Latvian
lexicalizationlav: krāpšana
Dutch
lexicalizationnld: zwendel
Norwegian
lexicalizationnor: svindel
Moldavian
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Russian
lexicalizationrus: обман
lexicalizationrus: жульничество
lexicalizationrus: мошенничество
Slovak
lexicalizationslk: podvod
Castilian
lexicalizationspa: estafa
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Swedish
lexicalizationswe: bedrägeri
Thai
lexicalizationtha: หลอกลวง
Turkish
lexicalizationtur: dolandýrýcýlýk
Ukrainian
lexicalizationukr: шахрайство
Venetian
lexicalizationvec: inbrojo

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