scam

/skæm/

noun

  1. 1

    A fraudulent deal.

    That marketing scheme looks like a scam to me.
  2. 2

    Something that is promoted using scams.

    That car was a scam.

verb

  1. 1

    To defraud or embezzle.

    They tried to scam her out of her savings.

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