fraud
deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage.
a particular instance of such deceit or trickery: mail fraud; election frauds.
any deception, trickery, or humbug: That diet book is a fraud and a waste of time.
a person who makes deceitful pretenses; sham; poseur.
Origin of fraud
1synonym study For fraud
Other words for fraud
Other words from fraud
- fraudful, adjective
- fraud·ful·ly, adverb
- an·ti·fraud, adjective
- pre·fraud, noun
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How to use fraud in a sentence
Like Dante through the circles of hell, Jep has always closely observed and recorded the lives of fools and sinners and frauds.
The New Fellini: Paolo Sorrentino’s ‘The Great Beauty’ | Jimmy So | November 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe state seems to have more than its fair share of outlandish crimes, hilarious frauds, and bizarre history.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission even maintains a page devoted to prime bank frauds.
‘Octopus’ Review: Sam Israel, the Ponzi Schemer Who Got Duped | Michael Maiello | June 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTExposing more public frauds and hedge-fund frauds will more quickly restore faith in the U.S. markets.
To guard against such frauds the system of registration was established at an early day in American history.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney Bolles
Thus the extravagances invented by frauds or idolatrous visionists, are still regarded as sacred opinions by the Christians!
Superstition In All Ages (1732) | Jean MeslierIt didn't take me long to make up my mind that these liars warn't no kings nor dukes at all, but just low-down humbugs and frauds.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)So these two frauds said they'd go and fetch it up, and have everything square and above-board; and told me to come with a candle.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)These uncles of yourn ain't no uncles at all; they're a couple of frauds—regular dead-beats.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
British Dictionary definitions for fraud
/ (frɔːd) /
deliberate deception, trickery, or cheating intended to gain an advantage
an act or instance of such deception
something false or spurious: his explanation was a fraud
informal a person who acts in a false or deceitful way
Origin of fraud
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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