bilk

🇺🇸 /bɪlk/ 🇬🇧 /bɪlk/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags RARE
verb
R

To swindle or defraud someone, typically by tricking them out of money.

The con artist managed to bilk unsuspecting victims out of their life savings.

translation

v. To swindle or defraud someone, typically by tricking them out of money.

Word Forms

3rd Present bilks
Past bilked
Perfect bilked
Progressive bilking