bilking

UK
/ˈbɪlkɪŋ/
US
/ˈbɪl.kɪŋ/
bilkingnoun
bilkings
pl
Translations
The company was accused of bilking investors out of millions of dollars.
Компания была обвинена в мошенничестве с инвесторами на миллионы долларов.
Definitions
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.
bilkinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈbɪlkɪŋ/
US
/ˈbɪlkɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe someone or something that cheats or defrauds.
Definitions
Cheating or defrauding; engaging in bilk.
The bilking contractor was eventually sued by his clients.
bilkverb

bilking

Gerund

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
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.