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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3659 COCA: 3551

fraud

fraud /ˈfrɑːd/ noun
plural frauds
fraud
/ˈfrɑːd/
noun
plural frauds
Learner's definition of FRAUD
: the crime of using dishonest methods to take something valuable from another person诈骗罪
[noncount]
[count]
see also wire fraud
[count]
: a person who pretends to be what he or she is not in order to trick people骗子
: a copy of something that is meant to look like the real thing in order to trick people赝品;伪造物
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3659 COCA: 3551

fraud

noun

1
a
: deceit, trickery
specifically : intentional perversion of truth in order to induce another to part with something of value or to surrender a legal right
was accused of credit card fraud
b
: an act of deceiving or misrepresenting : trick
automobile insurance frauds
2
a
: a person who is not what he or she pretends to be : impostor
He claimed to be a licensed psychologist, but he turned out to be a fraud.
also : one who defrauds : cheat
b
: one that is not what it seems or is represented to be
The UFO picture was proved to be a fraud.
Choose the Right Synonym for fraud

deception, fraud, double-dealing, subterfuge, trickery mean the acts or practices of one who deliberately deceives.

deception may or may not imply blameworthiness, since it may suggest cheating or merely tactical resource.

magicians are masters of deception

fraud always implies guilt and often criminality in act or practice.

indicted for fraud

double-dealing suggests treachery or at least action contrary to a professed attitude.

a go-between suspected of double-dealing

subterfuge suggests the adoption of a stratagem or the telling of a lie in order to escape guilt or to gain an end.

obtained the papers by subterfuge

trickery implies ingenious acts intended to dupe or cheat.

resorted to trickery to gain their ends

imposture, fraud, sham, fake, humbug, counterfeit mean a thing made to seem other than it is.

imposture applies to any situation in which a spurious object or performance is passed off as genuine.

their claim of environmental concern is an imposture

fraud usually implies a deliberate perversion of the truth.

the diary was exposed as a fraud

sham applies to fraudulent imitation of a real thing or action.

condemned the election as a sham

fake implies an imitation of or substitution for the genuine but does not necessarily imply dishonesty.

these jewels are fakes; the real ones are in the vault

humbug suggests elaborate pretense usually so flagrant as to be transparent.

creating publicity by foisting humbugs on a gullible public

counterfeit applies especially to the close imitation of something valuable.

20-dollar bills that were counterfeits

Example Sentences

He was found guilty of bank fraud. He was the victim of an elaborate fraud. He claimed he was a licensed psychologist, but he turned out to be a fraud. The UFO picture was proved to be a fraud.
Recent Examples on the Web The man alleged that employees refused to deposit his check, citing possible fraud, and called the police. Julian Mark, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 The Courier Journal previously reported that Jenkins pleaded guilty in April to one count of bank fraud. Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 8 Sep. 2022 Its various units probe cases of foreign bribery by multinational companies, as well as those involving healthcare and securities fraud. Dylan Tokar, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 Michael James Pratt preyed on young women and girls and allegedly coerced or forced them through threats and fraud to participate in pornographic videos. Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2022 This investigation was made possible by Georgia’s Election Integrity Act of 2021, which Republicans argue is necessary to crack down on alleged voter fraud. Matthew Brown, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Sep. 2022 In March 2017, Fitz was charged in the Franklin County Common Pleas Court with workers’ compensation fraud, forgery and failure to comply. Olivia Mitchell, cleveland, 8 Sep. 2022 Hansen asked an investigator from the fraud division to look into the matter. Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 7 Sep. 2022 The mail fraud charge carries a maximum prison sentence of 20 years. Jennifer Terker, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English fraude, from Anglo-French, from Latin fraud-, fraus

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of fraud was in the 14th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3659 COCA: 3551
fraud

noun

ADJECTIVE | FRAUD + NOUN ADJECTIVEmassive重大的欺詐serious (especially BrE) 嚴重的欺詐行為complex, sophisticated (both especially BrE) 錯綜複雜的詐騙attempted (especially BrE) 詐騙未遂alleged所指稱的詐騙computer, mail, wire (NAmE) 計算機/電子郵件/電報詐騙A bank lost several million pounds through a sophisticated computer fraud.一家銀行由於一次錯綜複雜的計算機詐騙損失了幾百萬英鎊。election, electoral, vote, voter選舉作弊;投票作弊corporate, credit-card, financial, insurance, securities, tax, etc.公司、信用卡、財務、保險、證券、稅務等詐騙FRAUD + NOUNsquad (BrE) 詐騙偵破組detectives from the fraud squad詐騙偵破組的探員case, charge詐騙案件/指控 note at crime (for verbs)

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