fraud
[ frawd ]
/ frɔd /
noun
deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage.
a particular instance of such deceit or trickery: mail fraud; election frauds.
any deception, trickery, or humbug: That diet book is a fraud and a waste of time.
a person who makes deceitful pretenses; sham; poseur.
Origin of fraud
1300–50; Middle English
fraude < Old French < Medieval Latin
fraud- (stem of
fraus) deceit, injury
synonym study for fraud
1. See
duplicity.
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British Dictionary definitions for fraud
fraud
/ (frɔːd) /
noun
deliberate deception, trickery, or cheating intended to gain an advantage
an act or instance of such deception
something false or spurious
his explanation was a fraud
informal
a person who acts in a false or deceitful way
Word Origin for fraud
C14: from Old French
fraude, from Latin
fraus deception