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bilked

/bɪlkt/

bilkverb

bilked

Past Simple

bilked

Past Simple

bilked

Past Participle

bilking

ing-form

/bɪlk/

Translations

escroquerAu sens de « frauder, soutirer de l'argent ». Emploi courant.

The con artist bilked the investors out of thousands of dollars.

L'escroc a escroqué les investisseurs de milliers de dollars.

Additional translations

éluderAu sens de « éviter, se soustraire à ».

contrarierAu sens de « faire échouer, frustrer » ; emploi plus rare.

Definitions

To cheat or defraud someone, especially by taking money.

The con artist bilked the investors out of thousands of dollars.

To evade or elude someone or something.

He managed to bilk the authorities for years before finally being caught.

To thwart or frustrate the achievement of something

Bad weather bilked their plans for a picnic.

Synonyms

Antonyms

bilknoun

Definitions

A cheat or swindler.

The con artist was known as a notorious bilk in the community.

A fraudulent scheme or act of cheating

The investment opportunity was later exposed as a multi-million-dollar bilk.