bilk
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bilk
- /bɪlk/
Rhymes with -ɪlk
Where it comes from
Uncertain; perhaps a variant form of balk.
noun bilks
- The spoiling of someone's score in the crib.
- A deception, a hoax.
- A cheat or swindler.
verb bilks · bilking · bilked
- To spoil the score of (someone) in cribbage.
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To do someone out of their due; to deceive or defraud, to cheat (someone).
They also perpetrate nonviolent crimes like bilking elderly couples out of their life savings and running a business with ruthless disregard for the welfare of the workforce or stakeholders.
Similar: abuse, beglammer, counterfeit, deceive, catch, trap into, dissemble, dissimulate, feign, jiff, lead astray, overreach
- To steal fuel from a self-service filling station by driving away without paying after filling the fuel tank or other container; to commit a drive-off.
- To evade, elude.
Translations
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verb defraud, cheat
| Español | defraudar, engañar |
|---|---|
| Français | laisser tomber (quelqu'un) |
| Deutsch | prellen |
| Italiano | frodare, defraudare |
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