pyramid scheme en · NOUN
Meanings
- 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pyramid schemes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (34)
sv pyramidspel (illicit money-making scheme) · pt esquema de pirâmide (illicit money-making scheme) · cmn 層壓式推銷 /层压式推销 (illicit money-making scheme) · hu piramisjáték (illicit money-making scheme) · pl piramida finansowa (illicit money-making scheme) · es esquema piramidal (illicit money-making scheme) · tr saadet zinciri (illicit money-making scheme) · ja ネズミ講 (illicit money-making scheme) · es estafa de pirámide (illicit money-making scheme) · ru финансовая пирами́да (illicit money-making scheme) · nl piramidespel (illicit money-making scheme) · is pýramídasvindl (illicit money-making scheme) · cmn 非法傳銷 /非法传销 (illicit money-making scheme) · fi pyramidihuijaus (illicit money-making scheme) · ka ფინანსური პირამიდის სქემა (illicit money-making scheme) · ro schemă piramidală (illicit money-making scheme) · tr piramit sistemi (illicit money-making scheme) · fr vente pyramidale (illicit money-making scheme) · de Pyramidensystem (illicit money-making scheme) · da pyramideforetagende (illicit money-making scheme) · fr pyramide de Ponzi (illicit money-making scheme) · ka ფინანსური პირამიდა (illicit money-making scheme) · fa طرح هرمی (illicit money-making scheme) · de Schneeballsystem (illicit money-making scheme) · nl piramidesysteem (illicit money-making scheme) · nl piramidestelsel (illicit money-making scheme) · it marketing piramidale (illicit money-making scheme) · ka პირამიდის სქემა (illicit money-making scheme) · tr piramit şeması (illicit money-making scheme) · es fraude de pirámide empresarial (illicit money-making scheme) · no pyramidespill (illicit money-making scheme) · da pyramidespil (illicit money-making scheme) · it sistema piramidale (illicit money-making scheme) · ja 無限連鎖講 (illicit money-making scheme)