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(verb) deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme" |
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Synonyms: beat, cheat, rip off |
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Related Words: beguile, bilk, bunco, con, cozen, defraud, diddle, fleece, gazump, gyp, hoodwink, hook, juggle, mulct, nobble, overcharge, pluck, plume, rob, rook, soak, surcharge, swindle, victimise, victimize, welsh, whipsaw |
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