单词 | gazump |
释义 | gazump[ guh-zuhmp ] / gəˈzʌmp / verb (used with object)to cheat (a house buyer) by raising the price, at the time a contract is to be signed, over the amount originally agreed upon. nounan act of gazumping. Origin of gazumpFirst recorded in 1925–30; earlier gazoomph to swindle, argot word of uncertain origin OTHER WORDS FROM gazumpga·zump·er, nounWords nearby gazumpGaziantep, gazillion, gazillionaire, gazogene, gazpacho, gazump, gazunder, G.B., GBA, G-banding stain, Gbari Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for gazumpgazump / (ɡəˈzʌmp) British / verbto raise the price of something, esp a house, after agreeing a price verbally with (an intending buyer) (tr) to swindle or overcharge nounthe act or an instance of gazumping Derived forms of gazumpgazumper, nounWord Origin for gazumpC20: of uncertain origin 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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