Definitions for FRAUDfrɔd
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fraud*frɔd(n.)
deceit or trickery perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage.
a particular instance of such deceit or trickery:
mail fraud; election frauds.
something that is not what it pretends.
a deceitful person; impostor.
* Syn: See deceit.
Origin of fraud:
1300–50; ME fraude < OF < L fraud-, s. of fraus deceit, injury
Princeton's WordNet
fraud(noun)
intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player(noun)
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug, put-on(noun)
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
fraud(noun)ɔd
the crime of obtaining money dishonestly
He has been charged with fraud.; credit card fraud
fraudɔd
sb who pretends to be sb they are not
The "expert" was later discovered to be a fraud.
Wiktionary
fraud(Noun)
Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved and/or unlawful gain.
fraud(Noun)
The assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end.
fraud(Noun)
A person who performs any such trick.
fraud(Verb)
To defraud
Origin: Recorded since 1345, from fraude, from fraus.
Webster Dictionary
Fraud(noun)
deception deliberately practiced with a view to gaining an unlawful or unfair advantage; artifice by which the right or interest of another is injured; injurious stratagem; deceit; trick
Fraud(noun)
an intentional perversion of truth for the purpose of obtaining some valuable thing or promise from another
Fraud(noun)
a trap or snare
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Fraud
Exploitation through misrepresentation of the facts or concealment of the purposes of the exploiter.
Translations for FRAUD
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- bedrogAfrikaans
- خِداع، إحْتيال، غِشArabic
- измамаBulgarian
- fraudePortuguese (BR)
- podvodCzech
- der BetrugGerman
- bedrageriDanish
- απάτηGreek
- fraudeSpanish
- pettusEstonian
- کلاهبرداریFarsi
- petosFinnish
- fraudeFrench
- הוֹנָאָהHebrew
- छल, कपट, धोखाHindi
- prevara, varkaCroatian
- csalásHungarian
- penipuanIndonesian
- (fjár)svikIcelandic
- frodeItalian
- 詐欺Japanese
- 사기Korean
- sukčiavimasLithuanian
- krāpšanaLatvian
- penipuanMalay
- fraudeDutch
- svindel, bedrag(eri)Norwegian
- oszustwoPolish
- کلاهبرداریPersian
- ټګى، چلبازى، كلپى، چلPashto
- fraudePortuguese
- fraudăRomanian
- мошенничествоRussian
- podvodSlovak
- goljufijaSlovenian
- prevaraSerbian
- bedrägeriSwedish
- การต้มตุ๋น; การหลอกลวงThai
- sahtekârlıkTurkish
- 欺騙Chinese (Trad.)
- шахрайствоUkrainian
- چال بازیUrdu
- sự lừa đảoVietnamese
- 欺骗Chinese (Simp.)
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