pyramid scheme
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pyramid scheme
noun pyramid schemes
- An illicit money-making investment scheme in which early investors are paid primarily or wholly from the funds of later investors, and which eventually collapses to the detriment of the most recent participants.
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noun illicit money-making scheme
| Español | esquema piramidal, estafa de pirámide, fraude de pirámide empresarial |
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| 日本語 | 無限連鎖講 mugenrensakō, ネズミ講 nezumikō |
| 中文 | 層壓式推銷 /层压式推销 céngyāshì tuīxiāo, 非法傳銷 /非法传销 fēifǎ chuánxiāo |
| Português | esquema de pirâmide |
| Français | vente pyramidale, pyramide de Ponzi |
| Deutsch | Schneeballsystem, Pyramidensystem |
| Italiano | marketing piramidale, sistema piramidale |
| Română | schemă piramidală |
| Русский | финансовая пирами́да finansovaja piramída |
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