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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.
Synonyms: ,
- a person who makes deceitful pretenses; sham; poseur.
fraud
/ ڰɔː /
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 Word Forms
- ڰܻfܱ adjective
- ڰܻfܱ·ly adverb
- t·ڰܻ adjective
- ·ڰܻ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of fraud1
Word History and Origins
Origin of fraud1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
They have been charged with fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency benefits and they each face a maximum of 30 years in federal prison.
Doge's website says it is focusing on cancelling contracts, grants and leases put in place by previous administrations, as well as tackling fraud and reducing the government workforce.
The owners of StreetCar Merchants Chicken Bar and Suckerfree Southern Plate & Bar are charged with fraud by the U.S.
There could be more challenges ahead, such as allegations of budget mismanagement, which have begun to emerge after Indonesia's anti-graft bureau flagged a "real possibility" of fraud in March.
It estimated that there were 9.6 million incidents of what is described as "headline crime" in 2024 - which includes theft, robbery, criminal damage, fraud, computer misuse, and violence with or without injury.
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