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bunco
UK
/ˈbʌŋ.kəʊ/
US
/ˈbʌŋ.koʊ/
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bunco
noun
buncos
pl
UK
/ˈbʌŋ.kəʊ/
US
/ˈbʌŋ.koʊ/
Translations
мошенничество
The police arrested him for running a bunco scheme.
Полиция арестовала его за организацию мошеннической схемы.
Additional translations
обман
афера
Definitions
A swindle or confidence trick.
The police warned the public about a new bunco scheme targeting elderly residents.
A gambling game played with dice, often used as a means of swindling.
The group gathered every Friday night to play bunco, enjoying the thrill of the dice game.
Synonyms
hoax
fraud
con
scam
racket
cheat
swindle
bunco
verb
buncoed
Past Simple
buncoed
Past Participle
buncoing
Gerund
UK
/ˈbʌŋ.kəʊ/
US
/ˈbʌŋ.koʊ/
Translations
обманывать
He tried to bunco the tourists by selling them fake tickets.
Он пытался обманывать туристов, продавая им поддельные билеты.
Definitions
To swindle or cheat someone, typically by trickery or deception.
He was buncoed out of his life savings by a con artist.
Synonyms
swindle
con
defraud
cheat
dupe
bunco
adjective
Used attributively to denote relation to swindling or fraud, e.g., "bunco squad".
Definitions
Relating to swindling, fraud, or confidence tricks.
The detective was assigned to the bunco squad that investigated con artists.
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