defraud
gb/dɪfɹˈɔd/ us/dɪfɹˈɔd/
C1
Engelsk
megkárosít, kicsal
VERB
C1
LEGAL
1
megkárosít
C1
kicsal
B2
Bruksmønster:
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.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
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.
Vanlig feil:
Use the pattern “defraud someone of something,” not “defraud something from someone.”
Betydning
cheat someone out of money
Ordkombinasjoner
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
Synonymer
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)
Antonymer
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)
Temaer
crime
|law
|money
|business
Definisjon
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.
Grammatikk
Oppslagsform
defraud
IPA
GB/dɪfɹˈɔd/
US/dɪfɹˈɔd/
Stavelser og trykk
de - fraud (2 stavelser)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fraud)
Bøyingsformer
Verb
- Base: defraud
- 3rd Person Singular: defrauds
- Present Participle: defrauding
- Past: defrauded
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