bilk

UK
/bɪlk/
US
/bɪlk/
bilkverb
bilked
Past Simple
bilked
Past Participle
bilking
Gerund
UK
/bɪlk/
US
/bɪlk/
Translations
He tried to bilk the company out of thousands of dollars.
Он пытался обмануть компанию на тысячи долларов.
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.
bilknoun
bilks
pl
UK
/bɪlk/
US
/bɪlk/
Translations
The company was involved in a bilk that cost investors millions.
Компания была вовлечена в мошенничество, которое стоило инвесторам миллионы.
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.