fraud
🇺🇸
/frɔːd/
🇬🇧
/frɔːd/
noun
B2
the crime of tricking someone to get money or goods illegally
He was arrested for credit card fraud after stealing people's information.
B2
a person who pretends to be something they're not to trick others
She felt like a fraud accepting the award since others did most of the work.
R
something that is not as good or useful as claimed
The product turned out to be a fraud, not working as advertised at all.
translation
the crime of tricking someone to get money or goods illegally; a person who pretends to be something they're not to trick others; something that is not as good or useful as claimed
Word Forms
Plural
frauds