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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDefraud
/dɪˈfrɔːd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To illegally obtain money or property from someone by deception.
"The scam artist tried to defraud several elderly people out of their savings." - 2
To deprive someone of something by deceit.
"He was charged with defrauding the company of its assets."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'defraud' originates from the Latin 'defraudare', meaning 'to cheat or deprive of a right'. It evolved through Old French before entering Middle English, where it retained its meaning related to deception and financial wrongdoing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Defraud" is said worldwide
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Frauder
Transliteration: fʁo.de
"Il a été accusé de frauder des investisseurs."
Betrügen
Transliteration: bəˈtʁyːɡn̩
"Er wurde beschuldigt, die Firma betrogen zu haben."
Frodare
Transliteration: froˈda.re
"È stato accusato di frodare i clienti."
Defraudar
Transliteration: defɾau̯ˈðaɾ
"Fue acusado de defraudar a sus inversores."
Fraudar
Transliteration: fɾawˈdaɾ
"Ele foi acusado de fraudar a empresa."
धोखा देना
Transliteration: dhokha dena
"उसे निवेशकों को धोखा देने का आरोप लगाया गया।"
欺诈
Transliteration: qīzhà
"他被指控欺诈投资者。"
사기치다
Transliteration: sagichida
"그는 투자자들을 사기쳤다는 혐의를 받고 있다."
詐欺を働く
Transliteration: sagi o hataraku
"彼は投資家を詐欺を働いたと告発された。"
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