defraud
gb/dɪfɹˈɔd/ us/dɪfɹˈɔd/
C1
Inggeris
megkárosít, kicsal
KATA KERJA
C1
LEGAL
1
megkárosít
C1
kicsal
B2
Corak penggunaan:
defraud [someone/an organization] of [money/property/rights]; defraud [someone/an organization]
The company was accused of defrauding investors of millions of dollars.
A vállalatot azzal vádolták, hogy több millió dollárral károsította meg a befektetőket.
She used fake invoices to defraud the charity over several years.
Hamis számlákkal éveken át károsította meg a jótékonysági szervezetet.
Prosecutors said the scheme was designed to defraud the government.
Contoh untuk pelajar
He defrauded customers by selling products that did not exist.
Nem létező termékek eladásával károsította meg a vásárlókat.
They were arrested for trying to defraud a bank.
Azért tartóztatták le őket, mert megpróbálták csalással megkárosítani a bankot.
Kesilapan biasa:
Use the pattern “defraud someone of something,” not “defraud something from someone.”
Maksud
cheat someone out of money
Kolokasi
defraud investors
|defraud customers
|defraud taxpayers
|defraud the government
|defraud an insurance company
|defraud someone of money
|defraud someone of their savings
|conspiracy to defraud
|attempt to defraud
|accused of defrauding
Sinonim
swindle (often slightly less formal, focusing on tricking someone out of money)
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cheat (more general and less legal; can involve unfair behavior, not only financial deception)
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scam (informal; often used for modern fraud schemes, especially online or by phone)
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deceive (broader; means to make someone believe something false, not necessarily to obtain money)
Antonim
reimburse (means to pay back money owed, the opposite direction of taking money dishonestly)
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compensate (means to give payment for loss or damage rather than causing loss by deception)
Tema
crime
|law
|money
|business
Definisi
To trick someone or an organization in order to get money or something valuable from them illegally.
To illegally or dishonestly get money, property, or rights from a person or organization by deceiving them.
Tatabahasa
Bentuk kamus
defraud
IPA
GB/dɪfɹˈɔd/
US/dɪfɹˈɔd/
Suku kata dan tekanan
de - fraud (2 suku kata)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fraud)
Bentuk kata
Verb
- Base: defraud
- 3rd Person Singular: defrauds
- Present Participle: defrauding
- Past: defrauded
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