fraud
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /frɔːd/
Forms: frauds
fraud means: The crime of using lies or tricks to get money or valuable things.
noun
MONEY CRIMEB2
The crime of using lies or tricks to get money or valuable things.
- He was arrested for fraud.
- The bank discovered a large insurance fraud.
- Police are investigating several cases of credit card fraud.
DISHONEST GAINC1
An act of deliberately deceiving someone to gain an unfair advantage.
- The election was affected by fraud.
- Using false results to win the prize was a fraud.
- Investigators exposed widespread academic fraud at the college.
Questions about fraud
What does fraud mean?
The crime of using lies or tricks to get money or valuable things.
What is fraud in other languages?
Türkçe: dolandırıcılık · Español: fraude · Français: fraude · Deutsch: Betrug · Italiano: frode · 日本語: 詐欺
How do you pronounce fraud?
It is pronounced /frɔːd/.
How do you use fraud in a sentence?
He was arrested for fraud. The bank discovered a large insurance fraud.
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