bilk
verb (used with object)
to defraud; cheat.
bilking
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present participleof bilk.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The fraudulent enterprises didn’t provide legitimate public services, though they did employ people—in the service of bilking the government.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 4, 2026
Not the cancer part, or the charity bilking, but if the recipes weren’t good, the app wouldn’t have been such a hit, right?
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2025
A Southern California doctor accused of bilking Medicare out of millions by billing for unnecessary hospice services has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison, federal prosecutors said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024
In 2023, he admitted committing federal securities fraud for bilking investors, including friends stemming from that same case, served four months in jail and was ordered to pay restitution.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
There were only a few vendors, and all were engaged in harried negotiations with rebels, lean and sullen and above all bored, jostling and shoving and bilking as a way to pass the time.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
