scam
🇺🇸
/skæm/
🇬🇧
/skæm/
noun
R
A dishonest scheme to get money or something valuable from people by deceiving them.
The police are investigating a new scam that targets elderly people.
verb
R
To deceive someone, typically to make them give you money or something valuable.
The con artist scammed his victims out of their life savings.
translation
A dishonest scheme to get money or something valuable from people by deceiving them.
To deceive someone, typically to make them give you money or something valuable.
Word Forms
3rd Present
scams
Progressive
scamming
Past
scammed
Plural
scams
Perfect
scammed