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fraud
[ frawd ]
noun
- deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage.
- a particular instance of such deceit or trickery:
mail fraud; election frauds.
- any deception, trickery, or humbug:
That diet book is a fraud and a waste of time.
- a person who makes deceitful pretenses; sham; poseur.
fraud
/ frɔːd /
noun
- deliberate deception, trickery, or cheating intended to gain an advantage
- an act or instance of such deception
- something false or spurious
his explanation was a fraud
- informal.a person who acts in a false or deceitful way
Other Words From
- fraudful adjective
- fraudful·ly adverb
- anti·fraud adjective
- pre·fraud noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of fraud1
Word History and Origins
Origin of fraud1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Prosecutors said he played a small role in the fraud and did not create the computer code that enabled it.
It calls for rooting out “waste, fraud, and abuse,” that all-purpose chimera evoked by budget-cutters as a painless way of reducing costs, but which no one ever seems to accomplish.
“If you had that document with that exact verbiage issued by a CEO of a publicly traded company, they would be charged with fraud in two seconds. That is insider trading.”
The head of an education technology startup that created a highly touted chatbot for the Los Angeles school system has been arrested and charged with fraud.
“Dr. Oz will be a leader in incentivizing Disease Prevention. He will also cut waste and fraud within our Country’s most expensive Government Agency.”
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