fraud en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɹoːd/ (Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard)
- [ˈfɹʷɔːd] (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈfɾɔːd/ (Wales)
- /ˈfɹɔːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈfɹɒd/ (cot-caught-merger)
- [ˈfɹʷɔd] without the cot–caught merger
- [ˈfɾɔd] (Scotland)
- [ˈfɹʷɑd] (cot-caught-merger)
- [ˈfɹɔd] (Scotland)
- [ˈfɹʷɒd] (cot-caught-merger)
- [ˈfɾɔːd] (Wales)
- (Mid-Atlantic, US) audio non-cot-caught
- /ˈfɹɔd/ (Scotland)
- /ˈfɾɔd/ (Scotland)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈfɹɔd/ without the cot–caught merger
- [ˈfɹʷoːd] (Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈfɹɑd/ (cot-caught-merger)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English fraude (recorded since 1345), from Old French fraude, a borrowing from Latin fraus (“deceit, injury, offence”).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.
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(countable, uncountable) Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved or unlawful gain.
When success a lover's toil attends, / Few ask, if fraud or force attain'd his ends.
1712 May, [Alexander Pope], “The Rape of the Locke. An Heroi-comical Poem.”, in Miscellaneous Poems and Translations. […], London: […] Bernard Lintott […], →OCLC, canto II: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.
2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, in Internal Combustion:
- (countable, uncountable) The assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end.
- (countable, uncountable) A person who performs any such trick.
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) A trap or snare.
to draw the proud King Ahab into fraud
1671, John Milton, “The First Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| frauds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
e-fraud · fraudulence · constructive fraud · biofraud · telefraud · fraudonomics · electoral fraud · cyberfraud · prefraud · fraudulentness · fraudience · food fraud · fraud squad · megafraud · fraudless · copyfraud · frauditor · fraudproof · tax fraud · familiar fraud · fraudmeister · advance fee fraud · nonfraud · friendly fraud · odometer fraud · fraudful · click fraud · fraudulently · 419 fraud · carousel fraud · insurance fraud · affinity fraud · return fraud · mail fraud · counterfraud · romance fraud · antifraud · wire fraud · fraudsman · befraud · mandate fraud · missing trader fraud · pious fraud · defraud · fraudulent · vomit fraud · category fraud
Synonyms
Scandaroon · swike · falser · cogger · swindler · trickster · Spanish athlete · bamboozler · bullshitter · grift · treacher · swindle · grifter · imposter · fraudster · crammer · guiler · pseudologist · deceptor · bouncer · shammer · deceit · fabulist · scam · liar · faker · deceiver · cheater · wernard · fabricator · rook · trucker · gabber · losenger · cony-catcher · mocker · fiddle · trickster · cheat
Translations (199)
ja ペテン師 (one who performs fraud) · vi sự gian trá (act of deception) · fi vale- (assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end) · it frodi (act of deception) · be машэ́льніцтва (act of deception) · io fraudo (act of deception) · ca frau (act of deception) · sv bedrägeri (act of deception) · ml വഞ്ചന (act of deception) · id penipu (one who performs fraud) · fi kusettaja (one who performs fraud) · pl oszustka (one who performs fraud) · da forfalskning (assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end) · ru афе́ра (act of deception) · mi hoko tāhae (act of deception) · fa فریب (act of deception) · de Hochstapelei (assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end) · ru моше́нник (one who performs fraud) · gl faramalleiro (one who performs fraud) · sv svindel (act of deception) · nl bedrog (act of deception) · fi petos (assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end) · el απατεώνας (one who performs fraud) · de Betrug (act of deception) · eo fraŭdo (act of deception) · el απάτη (act of deception) · lv krāpšana (act of deception) · ml കള്ളം (act of deception) · da svindler (one who performs fraud) · ar غِشّ (act of deception) · fa شیاد (one who performs fraud) · pdt Schwindel (act of deception) · de Betrüger (one who performs fraud) · sl prevara (act of deception) · fi huiputus (act of deception) · cmn 詐欺 /诈欺 (act of deception) · az fırıldaqçı (one who performs fraud) · hy խարդախ (one who performs fraud) · fi huijaus (act of deception) · ml തട്ടിപ്പുകാരൻ (one who performs fraud) · he רַמָּאוּת (act of deception) · hu szélhámos (one who performs fraud) · sk podvod (act of deception) · th การฉ้อโกง (act of deception) · sh превара (act of deception) · eo trompo (act of deception) · cmn 詐騙 /诈骗 (assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end) · it baratteria (act of deception) · fi puijari (one who performs fraud) · sh преварант (one who performs fraud) · fr imposteur (one who performs fraud) · pt estelionato (act of deception) · ka თაღლითობა (act of deception) · fr charlatan (one who performs fraud) · hu csaló (one who performs fraud) · ru жу́льничество (act of deception) · sga écubus (act of deception) · es dolo (act of deception) · nl bedrieger (one who performs fraud) · lt sukčiavimas (act of deception) · tl daya (act of deception) · ca defraudador (one who performs fraud) · cmn 騙局 /骗局 (assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end) · bg изма́ма (act of deception) · nl fraude (act of deception) · sv förfalskning (assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end) · et kelmus (act of deception) · nl oplichter (one who performs fraud) · de Schwindel (act of deception) · ru шу́лерство (act of deception) · sw ghashi (act of deception) · be круце́льства (act of deception) · fi petkuttaja (one who performs fraud) · gl truán (one who performs fraud) · ca defraudadora (one who performs fraud) · cmn 詐騙 /诈骗 (act of deception) · hy խաբեբայություն (act of deception) · es fraude (act of deception) · ar تَزْوِير (act of deception) · uk шахра́йство (act of deception) · tl pandaraya (act of deception) · mk измама (act of deception) · fa کلاهبرداری (act of deception) · pt falsidade ideológica (assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end) · sv bedrägeri (assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end) · fi huiputtaja (one who performs fraud) · gl fraude (act of deception) · hy խաբեբա (one who performs fraud) · vi sự gian lận (act of deception) · cy twyll (act of deception) · cs podvod (act of deception) · fi vilunki (act of deception) · ar اِحْتِيال (act of deception) · da svindel (act of deception) · fr fraudeur (one who performs fraud) · ga calaois (act of deception) · hi छल (act of deception) · hy նենգություն (act of deception) · fi petos (act of deception) · fa آپارتی (one who performs fraud) · pl szalbierz (one who performs fraud) · gl moinante (one who performs fraud) · tl pandaraya (assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end) · nl oplichterij (act of deception) · hi झाँसा (act of deception) · fo svik (act of deception) · ja 詐欺師 (one who performs fraud) · pt falcatrua (act of deception) · fi huijaus (assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end) · af bedrieër (one who performs fraud) · fi petkutus (act of deception) · pt fraudador (one who performs fraud) · grc ἀπατεών (one who performs fraud) · mi hara taware (act of deception) · tl daya (assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end) · la fraudātor (one who performs fraud) · fi puijaus (act of deception) · uk шахра́й (one who performs fraud) · sa कपट (act of deception) · tr dolandırıcılık (act of deception) · fi petkuttaminen (act of deception) · sw sakata (act of deception) · nl charlatan (one who performs fraud) · ml തട്ടിപ്പ് (act of deception) · pl szachraj (one who performs fraud) · ko 사기 (act of deception) · da bedrager (one who performs fraud) · vi sự lừa lọc (act of deception) · ja 詐欺 (act of deception) · es defraudador (one who performs fraud) · nl oplichting (act of deception) · ml വഞ്ചകൻ (one who performs fraud) · ca impostor (one who performs fraud) · pl oszust (one who performs fraud) · nl vervalser (one who performs fraud) · bho धोखा (act of deception) · fi puijaaminen (act of deception) · hu csalás (act of deception) · pl oszustwo (act of deception) · no svindel (act of deception) · nl zwendel (act of deception) · cmn 騙局 /骗局 (act of deception) · de Betrügerin (one who performs fraud) · nl fraudeur (one who performs fraud) · hu szélhámosság (act of deception) · hi धोखा (act of deception) · ota آینهجی (one who performs fraud) · az fırıldaq (act of deception) · af bedrog (act of deception) · la captiō (act of deception) · fi huijari (one who performs fraud) · bg трик (one who performs fraud) · th การโกง (act of deception) · pl szachrajka (one who performs fraud) · sv bedragare (one who performs fraud) · sl goljufija (act of deception) · bg мошеник (one who performs fraud) · ro înșelăciune (act of deception) · no bedrageri (act of deception) · nl flessentrekkerij (act of deception) · fi vilppi (act of deception) · es trafa (act of deception) · sh prevara (act of deception) · th การทุจริต (act of deception) · hi छलिया (one who performs fraud) · bg изма́ми (act of deception) · fi kusetus (act of deception) · ca impostora (one who performs fraud) · be ашука́нства (act of deception) · hy սրիկա (one who performs fraud) · ru моше́нничество (act of deception) · be махля́рства (act of deception) · da bedrageri (act of deception) · hy խարդախություն (act of deception) · ru жу́лик (one who performs fraud) · de Hochstapler (one who performs fraud) · mi hara tāware (assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end) · fr fraude (act of deception) · bg измамник (one who performs fraud) · sl potegavščina (act of deception) · yi שווינדל (act of deception) · fa شیادی (act of deception) · it frode (act of deception) · sh prevarant (one who performs fraud) · da bedrageri (assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end) · sq kurth (act of deception) · pl wyłudzenie (act of deception) · pt fraude (act of deception) · fi huijaaminen (act of deception) · id penipuan (act of deception) · ru афери́ст (one who performs fraud) · sq mashtrrim (act of deception) · fi pettäminen (act of deception) · bg уловка (one who performs fraud) · pt logro (act of deception) · fa کلاهبردار (one who performs fraud) · la fraus (act of deception) · ru шу́лер (one who performs fraud) · fi huiputtaminen (act of deception)