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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Pon•zi (pon′zē),USA pronunciation n. - Communicationsa swindle in which a quick return, made up of money from new investors, on an initial investment lures the victim into much bigger risks. Also called Pon′zi game′, Pon′zi scheme′.
- after Charles Ponzi (died 1949), the organizer of such a scheme in the U.south, southern., 1919–20
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