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单词 fraud
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fraud

[ frawd ]
/ frɔd /
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noun

deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage.
a particular instance of such deceit or trickery: mail fraud; election frauds.
any deception, trickery, or humbug: That diet book is a fraud and a waste of time.
a person who makes deceitful pretenses; sham; poseur.

Origin of fraud

1300–50; Middle English fraude<Old French <Medieval Latin fraud- (stem of fraus) deceit, injury

SYNONYMS FOR fraud

3 wile, hoax.
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synonym study for fraud

1. See duplicity.

OTHER WORDS FROM fraud

fraudful, adjectivefraud·ful·ly, adverban·ti·fraud, adjectivepre·fraud, noun

Words nearby fraud

fraternity house, fraternize, fratricide, fratry, Frau, fraud, Fraud Squad, fraudster, fraudulent, Frauenfeld, fraughan
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British Dictionary definitions for fraud

fraud
/ (frɔːd) /

noun

deliberate deception, trickery, or cheating intended to gain an advantage
an act or instance of such deception
something false or spurioushis explanation was a fraud
informal a person who acts in a false or deceitful way

Word Origin for fraud

C14: from Old French fraude, from Latin fraus deception
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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