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bilking
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/ˈbɪlkɪŋ/
US
/ˈbɪl.kɪŋ/
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bilking
noun
bilkings
pl
мошенничество
The company was accused of bilking investors out of millions of dollars.
Компания была обвинена в мошенничестве с инвесторами на миллионы долларов.
Synonyms
scamming
defrauding
sham
graft
fraudulence
rip-off
deception
cheating
con
fraud
swindle
scam
bilking
gerund / present participle
UK
/ˈbɪlkɪŋ/
US
/ˈbɪlkɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe someone or something that cheats or defrauds.
Synonyms
conning
scamming
fleecing
gouging
shortchanging
cheating
swindling
defrauding
deceiving
duping
bilk
verb
bilking
Gerund
bilked
Past Simple
bilked
Past Participle
bilking
Gerund
UK
/bɪlk/
US
/bɪlk/
обманывать
He tried to bilk the company out of thousands of dollars.
Он пытался обмануть компанию на тысячи долларов.
Synonyms
cheat
defraud
gyp
fleece
trick
con
dupe
swindle
Antonyms
pay
honor
reward
Definitions
bilking
noun
The act of cheating or defrauding someone, especially by obtaining money or property by deceit.
The bilking of investors in the fraudulent scheme led to a major investigation.
bilking
gerund / present participle
Cheating or defrauding; engaging in bilk.
The bilking contractor was eventually sued by his clients.
bilk
verb
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.
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