First recorded in 1350–1400.
Comes via Middle English from the Latin word tortuōsus, which derives from the verb torquēre, “to twist, bend.”
Sign up for more Word of the Day!

\r\nEXAMPLES OF TORTUOUS\r\n

The tortuous road through the mountains made for a challenging but scenic drive.
The author's writing style was known for its elegant prose and tortuous plot twists.

\r\nIt's National Poetry Month, and we’ve created a challenge that really is for everyone. Submit now!","audio":"https://static.sfdict.com/audio/T03/T0390200.mp3","definitions":[{"partofspeech":"adjective","data":"full of twists, turns, or bends; twisting, winding, or crooked."}],"examples":[],"imageUrl":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/tortuous_IG.png","accentColor":"#0063D7"}},"status":"succeeded"}},"meta":{"requestId":"wykkJunz-rlQnrWN2MRn9","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchWordsNearby/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"before":[{"slug":"carotid-sinus","entry":"carotid sinus"},{"slug":"carotin","entry":"carotin"},{"slug":"carousal","entry":"carousal"},{"slug":"carouse","entry":"carouse"},{"slug":"carousel","entry":"carousel"}],"after":[{"slug":"carousing","entry":"carousing"},{"slug":"carp","entry":"carp"},{"slug":"carpaccio","entry":"carpaccio"},{"slug":"carpal","entry":"carpal"},{"slug":"carpale","entry":"carpale"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"carousel-fraud"},"requestId":"Lm6NAjhcNvNVmHnV4HAkq","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"luna/fetchExampleSentences/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"tdb":[],"gbg":[]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"carousel-fraud"},"requestId":"EdorjXDWecnHqcC1E61S2","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchDictionaryResults/fulfilled","payload":{"slugs":[{"entries":[{"__typename":"CollinsEntry","headword":{"displayForm":"carousel fraud","slug":"carousel-fraud"},"homonym":null,"note":null,"origin":null,"partOfSpeechGroups":[{"definitions":[{"crossReferencesConnection":{"edges":[]},"definitionSetChunks":"[{\"type\": \"defgrp\", \"children\": [{\"text\": \"the practice of importing goods from a country where they are not subject to VAT, selling them with VAT added, then deliberately not paying the VAT to the government\", \"type\": \"text\"}]}]","examples":[],"idiom":null,"ordinal":1,"sense":null,"subdefinitions":[]}],"ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciations":[],"subEntry":[]}],"url":"carousel-fraud"}]},"meta":{"arg":{"slug":"carousel-fraud"},"requestId":"yvIBSjM1rvZ5PDWAlhA2c","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchResultsData/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"url":"carousel-fraud","displayForm":"carousel fraud","canonicalSlug":"carousel-fraud","content":[{"source":"collins","entries":[{"id":"ac2de3b29.6bfb.1014.b87b.c2803370a23a.1","type":"normal","entry":"carousel fraud","entrySyllabified":null,"entryVariants":"","homograph":null,"pronunciation":{"audio":null,"spell":null,"ipa":""},"predefinitionContent":"","posBlocks":[{"pos":"noun","posSupplementaryInfo":"","definitions":[{"order":1,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","definition":"the practice of importing goods from a country where they are not subject to VAT, selling them with VAT added, then deliberately not paying the VAT to the government","postdefinitionContent":""}]}],"origin":"","supplementaryNotes":[],"variantForms":[],"referenceData":[],"relatedForms":[],"derivedForms":[]}]}],"nearbyWordOrdinal":25588,"index-rank-01":["carousel fraud"],"index-rank-02":[],"index-rank-03":[],"index-rank-04":[],"index-rank-05":[],"index-rank-06":[],"index-rank-07":[],"index-rank-08":[],"index-rank-09":[],"index-rank-10":[],"index-rank-11":[],"index-rank-12":[],"index-rank-13":[],"index-rank-14":[],"index-rank-15":[],"tunaSlug":null,"isFeaturedMetaSlug":false}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"carousel-fraud"},"requestId":"2YSG4tZsFk9ZcMxlXa3JW","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchSpellSuggestions/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"luna":[],"tuna":[],"lunaWithSlug":[],"tunaWithSlug":[]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"carousel-fraud"},"requestId":"qDqgl79RR16CG2xwWgct9","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}}]},"actionData":null,"errors":null}

carousel fraud

noun

Word of the Day