fraud — ozdic

Collocations

8

1

(noun.)

ADJ

serious | massive | complex, sophisticated | attempted | alleged

computer

The company discovered that hackers had committed a serious computer fraud involving stolen customer data.

electoral, financial, insurance, tax, etc.

FRAUD + NOUN

squad

The fraud squad arrested three people suspected of running an illegal online scheme.

Definitions

noun

1

The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.

2

Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved or unlawful gain.

When success a lover's toil attends, / Few ask, if fraud or force attain'd his ends.

But electric vehicles and the batteries that made them run became ensnared in corporate scandals, fraud, and monopolistic corruption that shook the confidence of the nation and inspired automotive upstarts.

3

The assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end.

4

A person who performs any such trick.

5

A trap or snare.

to draw the proud King Ahab into fraud

verb

1

To defraud.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — something intended to deceive

fraudulence
dupery
hoax
humbug
put-on

noun — a person who makes deceitful pretenses

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

When success a lover's toil attends, / Few ask, if fraud or force attain'd his ends.

Wiktionary

02

But electric vehicles and the batteries that made them run became ensnared in corporate scandals, fraud, and monopolistic corruption that shook the confidence of the nation and inspired automotive ups

Wiktionary

03

to draw the proud King Ahab into fraud

Wiktionary

04

The old woman fell an easy prey to the fraud.

Tatoeba · #43336

05

The plan was a masterpiece of fraud.

Tatoeba · #48519

06

To my knowledge, he has not been involved in the fraud scheme.

Tatoeba · #251451

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, fraud is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.