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- pronunciation:
- skaem
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
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noun |
| definition: |
a dishonest, often elaborate, business scheme that uses deception to obtain money, often employing the telephone or Internet to reach a large number of people.
When someone called from some official-sounding agency saying I owed them money, I immediately suspected it was a scam. |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
scams, scamming, scammed |
| definition: |
to swindle or defraud, often on a large scale.
The fraudulent company scammed many consumers before it was forced to close down. |
| derivation: |
scammer (v.) |
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