fraud

CEFRB2

/fɹɔːd/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An act of deceiving people to gain money or advantage.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • She was charged with credit card fraud.

  • The old woman fell an easy prey to the fraud.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /fɹoːd/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end.

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

  3. A person who performs any such trick.

More examples

In context

  • The plan was a masterpiece of fraud.

  • 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.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Inherited from Middle English fraude (recorded since 1345), from Old French fraude, a borrowing from Latin fraus (“deceit, injury, offence”).